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titlist

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[tahyt-list, -l-ist] / ˈtaɪt lɪst, -l ɪst /

noun

Sports.
  1. a titleholder; champion.


Etymology

Origin of titlist

First recorded in 1935–40; title + -ist

Example Sentences

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Two-time Grand Slam titlist Svetlana Kuznetsova took the harder route on an outside court, but was content to end a long drought.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 21, 2020

Next up is the winner between American Sam Querrey and third-seeded Russian Andrey Rublev, last week’s titlist in Doha.

From Reuters • Jan. 14, 2020

Like her nickname “T-Rex,” she seems built to fight — landing blow after blow on Melissa “Hurricane” Hernandez, a super bantamweight world titlist in 2006 who’s still effective at 39.

From Washington Post • Dec. 10, 2019

Alvarez used a barrage of body blows against the much taller but overmatched Rocky Fielding in December when he cherry-picked a secondary version of the super middleweight crown, and thus, became a three-division titlist.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 13, 2019

At No. 21, Djokovic is the lowest-ranked Wimbledon titlist since Goran Ivanisevic in 2001.

From Washington Times • Jul. 16, 2018