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titleholder

American  
[tahyt-l-hohl-der] / ˈtaɪt lˌhoʊl dər /

noun

  1. a person who holds a title.

  2. Sports. a person who holds a championship; present champion.


titleholder British  
/ ˈtaɪtəlˌhəʊldə /

noun

  1. a person who holds a title, esp a sporting championship

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of titleholder

First recorded in 1900–05; title + holder


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So, if the Eagles win the Conference League, it is likely they would take up an extra place in the Europa League as a titleholder.

From BBC ● Apr. 8, 2026

The goal of the Land Bank Authority was to create a single titleholder that would be able to package up and create large development, facilitate large development projects.

From Salon ● Mar. 6, 2026

The 2018 titleholder, Catriona Gray, urged her 13.8 million Instagram followers to help a charity bring safe drinking water to thousands left homeless by back-to-back super typhoons in the Philippines.

From BBC ● Nov. 20, 2025

Rose appeared to blame Voigt for the issues, writing in her statement that “the suggestions of a lack of communication and support for the prior titleholder are likewise false.”

From Los Angeles Times ● May 31, 2024

Twice champion of the USSR, he’d won the 1958 Portorož Interzonal, becoming a front runner to play the incumbent titleholder, Mikhail Botvinnik, for the World Championship in 1960.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

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