Salutatorian
[suh-loo-tuh-tawr-ee-uh n, -tohr-] /səˌlu təˈtɔr i ən, -ˈtoʊr-/
noun
1.
(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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