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medalist

[ med-l-ist ]
/ ˈmɛd l ɪst /
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noun
a person to whom a medal has been awarded.
(in a golf tournament) the player having the lowest score in a qualifying round scored by strokes.
a designer, engraver, or maker of medals.
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Origin of medalist

1965–70; <French médailliste<Italian medaglista.See medal, -ist
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