valedictorian

noun

val·e·dic·to·ri·an ˌva-lə-ˌdik-ˈtȯr-ē-ən

: the student usually having the highest rank in a graduating class who delivers the valedictory address at the commencement exercises

Examples of valedictorian in a Sentence

She was the valedictorian of her class in 1985.

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Avery is on track to be a valedictorian of her graduating class next May. —

Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal, 20 Dec. 2024 Mangione attended the prestigious, all-boys K-12 Gilman School in Baltimore, Maryland, and graduated in 2016 as the valedictorian. —

Molly Bohannon, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024 Mangione, who grew up in the suburbs of Baltimore, Maryland as part of a sprawling, wealthy family, graduated in 2016 as the elite private Gilman School’s valedictorian. —

Todd Karpovich, Baltimore Sun, 19 Dec. 2024 Mangione, a former prep school valedictorian and an Ivy League graduate from a prominent Maryland family, was arrested Monday in Altoona, Pennsylvania, and is being held without bond on charges of forgery and firearms violations. —

Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 12 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for valedictorian