laureates
Crowned with distinction
Laureates is the plural of laureate, a person who has been honored for distinguished achievement.
The term comes from the laurel wreath awarded to victors in ancient Greece.
A poet laureate holds an honorary position recognizing poetic excellence.
Nobel laureates have received the Nobel Prize: The ceremony honored laureates in physics and chemistry.
Swedish prize surname
- PulitzerMajor journalism award
- awardHonor given for merit
- medalMetal honor token
- prizeReward for winning
ceremony · recipient · awardee · medalist · honoree · distinction · accolade · commendation
Writer of verse
- novelistWriter of prose narratives
- playwrightAuthor of stage dramas
- authorCreator of written works
- writerCreator of texts
verse · prose · poetry · ode · epic · literary · wordsmith · bard
Learned, studious person
- researcherOne who studies systematically
- professorSenior university teacher
- fellowMan or companion
- intellectualConcerning thought and reason
university · institution · publication · thesis · dissertation · symposium · lecture · emeritus
Official foreign representative
- humanitarianHelper of suffering people
- activistVigorous cause champion
- peacemakerConflict resolution agent
- advocatePublic cause supporter
mediator · reconciliation · treaty · nonviolence · justice · Mandela · reform · campaigner
Scientist of matter and energy
- chemistSubstance and reaction scientist
- biologistOne who studies organisms
- economistScarcity and allocation scholar
- researcherOne who studies systematically
discoverer · innovator · breakthrough · discovery · invention · theory · laboratory · experiment
Nobel
Swedish prize surname
prize · ceremony · recipient · awardee · medalist · honoree · distinction · accolade · commendation · tribute
poet
Writer of verse
- novelistWriter of prose narratives
- playwrightAuthor of stage dramas
- authorCreator of written works
writer · verse · prose · poetry · ode · epic · literary · wordsmith · bard · essayist
scholar
Learned, studious person
- researcherOne who studies systematically
- professorSenior university teacher
- fellowMan or companion
intellectual · university · institution · publication · thesis · dissertation · symposium · lecture · emeritus · faculty
diplomat
Official foreign representative
- humanitarianHelper of suffering people
- activistVigorous cause champion
- peacemakerConflict resolution agent
advocate · mediator · reconciliation · treaty · nonviolence · justice · Mandela · reform · campaigner · negotiator
physicist
Scientist of matter and energy
- chemistSubstance and reaction scientist
- biologistOne who studies organisms
- economistScarcity and allocation scholar
researcher · discoverer · innovator · breakthrough · discovery · invention · theory · laboratory · experiment · pioneer
- awardsaward, awards, winner, winners, prize
- honoreeshonoree, honorees, award winner, awardee, awardees
- notable peoplepoliticians, artists, leaders, writers, scientists
- notablesleaders, celebrities, dignitary, rulers, VIPs
- poetspoet, Homer, Dante, Milton, Emily Dickinson
- poetry festivalopen mic, readings, workshops, slams, poetry slam
laureatesalso-rans
Defeated contestants collectively
losers · runners-up · rejectees · rejects · honorable mentions
laureatesnobodies
Unimportant, unknown persons
failures · never-weres · unknowns · nonentities · obscurities
- poet laureateOfficial state verse maker
- Nobel laureatesRecipients of prestigious Swedish awards
- us poet laureate