salutatorian
(in some U.S. schools and colleges) the student ranking second highest in the graduating class, who delivers the salutatory at commencement.
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A scholar-athlete, he was salutatorian in his graduating class.
But Bettie, with a 97.19 average, was beat out by .14 points, and had to settle for salutatorian status.
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Princeton Stories | Jesse Lynch WilliamsMay 29, 1884, he graduated from the Atlanta Baptist College as salutatorian.
Twentieth Century Negro Literature | Various
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