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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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Open champion and this year’s Wimbledon titlist from Spain.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 17, 2023

Keith Holmes, a former middleweight titlist from the District, said the series could go a long way to helping boxers fight consistently — something that he said was vital for his career.

From Washington Times • Apr. 20, 2022

On Monday, she aimed to go at least one stage further as the tournament’s 20th seed, going up against 2018 titlist Angelique Kerber of Germany, who was seeded 25th.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 5, 2021

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

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