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titlist

American  
[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

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Washington was just the third undefeated state titlist in Indiana history.

From Seattle Times Dec. 14, 2023

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

A 33-time Masters 1000 titlist, Djokovic didn’t lose a set last week, either, when he won the Rakuten Japan Open in Tokyo.

From Reuters Oct. 9, 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

Barty became the fifth different Miami Open women’s champion in the past five years, and she’s the 14th different WTA titlist in 2019.

From Washington Times Mar. 30, 2019

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