salutatorian

noun

Meaning

The person who graduates high school with the second-highest GPA and thus gets to give a salutatorian's address during the graduation ceremony.

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Related words

salutatory speaker(English)valedictorian(English)honor student(English)valedict(English)laureate(English)honor roll(English)topper(English)honor(English)summa(English)laude(English)cum(English)kappa(English)

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Sources

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