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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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Words related to medalist

hero, champion, champ, first, winner, challenger, defender, king, top, queen, conqueror, subjugator, vanquisher, victor, patron, nonpareil, exponent, partisan, sympathizer, supporter

Words nearby medalist

medal of bravery, medal of freedom, medal of honor, medal play, medalet, medalist, medallic, medallion, medallist, medan, medawar
Also especially British, med·al·list.

Origin of medalist

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