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[syn: valedictorian, valedictory speaker]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Valedictorian \Val`e*dic*to"ri*an\, n.
One who pronounces a valedictory address; especially, in
American colleges, the student who pronounces the valedictory
of the graduating class at the annual commencement, usually
the student who ranks first in scholarship.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
valedictorian
n 1: the student with the best grades who usually delivers the
valedictory address at commencement [syn: valedictorian,
valedictory speaker]