Medalist
/ˈmɛdəlɪst/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 An engraver, designer or maker of medals. US
"[A] skilled medalist and keen student of geography, Theophilus Lewis Barbauld had friends among the European intelligentsia and liberal nobility as well as potential patrons at the British court."
- 2 (golf) the winner at medal play of a tournament wordnet
- 3 Someone who has received a medal. US
"Mark Spitz set a record as an Olympic gold medalist."
- 4 someone who has won a medal wordnet
Antonyms
All antonymsExample
More examples"World-record sprinter and eight-time Olympic gold medalist Usain Bolt is self-quarantining at home in Jamaica, after testing positive for the coronavirus."
Etymology
From medal + -ist.