Valedictorian

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  valedictorian
       n : the student with the best grades who delivers the
           valedictory at graduation [syn: {valedictory speaker}]