Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

salutatorian

/səˌluː.təˈtɔːɹ.iː.ən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.87 in modern English

Syllables: sa-lu-ta-tor-i-an
IPA: /səˌluː.təˈtɔːɹ.iː.ən/

12

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

6

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

American usage

Example Sentences

"At first, it seemed a joyous occasion. There was an audible gasp in the room, then boisterous cheering and applause when the announcement was made: Ikeria Washington and Layla Temple had been named 2021 valedictorian and salutatorian for West Point High School. […] Within days, and breaking with longstanding tradition, West Point High School decided to name two valedictorians and two salutatorians — with two white students, Emma Berry and Dominic Borgioli, joining the Black students who had already been named."
"He was the salutatorian of his high school class (a sore subject, his sister said, since So thought he missed the top spot on a technicality), and entered Stanford intending to major in computer science."

Etymology

From salutatory + -an.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /səˌluː.təˈtɔːɹ.iː.ən/
British English: /səˌljuː.təˈtɔːɹ.iː.ən/

Usage

American usage

Inflected Forms

salutatorians (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

valedictorian

Synonyms

salutatory speaker

Rhymes With

victorian historian dorian singaporean ecuadorian florian gregorian valedictorian delorean pythagorean ivorian praetorian

Questions

How do you pronounce salutatorian?: The recorded pronunciation is /səˌluː.təˈtɔːɹ.iː.ən/.
What does salutatorian mean?: The person who graduates high school with the second-highest GPA and thus gets to give the salutatory address during the graduation ceremony.
Where does salutatorian come from?: From salutatory + -an.

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