lau ‧ re ‧ ate /ˈlɔːriət, ˈlɔːriɪt/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: laureatus 'crowned with laurel' , from laurus ; ⇨ ↑ laurel ]
someone who has been given an important prize or honour, especially the ↑ Nobel prize :
Nigeria’s Nobel laureate, Wole Soyinka
⇨ ↑ Poet Laureate