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valedictorian
[val-i-dik-tawr-ee-uhn, -tohr-]
noun
a student, usually the one ranking highest academically in a school graduating class, who delivers the valedictory at the commencement exercises.
valedictorian
/ ˌæɪɪˈɔːɪə /
adjective
saying goodbye
of or relating to a farewell or an occasion of farewell
noun
a person, usually the most outstanding graduate, who delivers a farewell speech at a graduation ceremony
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of valedictorian1
Example Sentences
Several students also criticized the administration’s decision to not name a valedictorian — or let that person speak.
In addition, the university faced criticism after it pulled a commencement speaker slot for a pro-Palestinian, Muslim valedictorian.
"American culture has venerated mediocrity over excellence for way too long," Ramaswamy complained on Musk's X, denouncing a culture that celebrates "the jock over the valedictorian."
“A culture that celebrates the prom queen over the math olympiad champ, or the jock over the valedictorian, will not produce the best engineers,” the billionaire added.
The former valedictorian of an elite Baltimore prep school and Ivy League graduate shared posts on social media from an eclectic stream of populists, entrepreneurs, neuroscientists, centrists and disruptors.
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