valedictoriannoun [ C ]
uk/ˌvæl.ə.dɪkˈtɔː.ri.ən/us/ˌvæl.ə.dɪkˈtɔːr.i.ən/USa student who has the highest grades in his or her graduating class in high school and who makes a speech at the graduation ceremony
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Students & pupils
- -grader
- alumna
- alumnus
- attrition
- batchmate
- boarder
- entrant
- frosh
- graduate
- infant
- intern
- internship
- learner
- pupil
- schoolchild
- schoolgirl
- schoolmate
- sixth-former
- sophomore
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