What does "medalist" mean?

An engraver, designer or maker of medals.

What is a synonym for "medalist"?

Common synonyms include: champ, champion, laureate, medal winner, medallist.

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

Synonyms

All synonyms

champ champion laureate medal winner medallist

Example

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"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.

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