salutatory speaker

/səˌludəˈtɔri ˌspikər/
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Definitions of salutatory speaker
  1. noun
    a graduating student with the second highest academic rank; may deliver the opening address at graduation exercises
    synonyms: salutatorian
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    type of:
    bookman, scholar, scholarly person, student
    a learned person (especially in the humanities); someone who by long study has gained mastery in one or more disciplines
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