medalist

[ med-l-ist ]

/ ˈmɛd l ɪst /

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.

Nearby words

Also especially British, med·al·list.

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

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1680s, "one skilled in medals," from medal (n.) + -ist. Meaning "medal-maker" is from 1756; that of "recipient of a medal" is from 1797.