valedictorian
noun
a student, usually the one ranking highest academically in a school graduating class, who delivers the valedictory at the commencement exercises.
valedictorians
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pluralof valedictorian.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Fernando and Osmin were both valedictorians of their high school, and each earned a merit scholarship that covered tuition and housing at Loyola University New Orleans.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 28, 2025
He graduated in 1994 as one of 24 valedictorians at his high school.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 27, 2024
Determining whether she is the most “qualified” of the shortlister, though, is like picking out the smartest student in a class of valedictorians.
From Slate ● Feb. 25, 2022
At Sequoyah High School in Cherokee County, Long remained unknown to three of the valedictorians and salutatorians in the Class of 2017.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 19, 2021
Who ever hears of valedictorians twenty years after graduation?
From Polly Oliver's Problem by Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin
