medalist

noun

med·​al·​ist ˈme-dᵊl-ist How to pronounce medalist (audio)
variants or medallist
1
: a designer, engraver, or maker of medals
2
: a recipient of a medal as an award

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Seven-time Olympic gold medalist and American gymnastics icon Simone Biles attended Coco Gauff’s second-round victory last week. Paulina Dedaj, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2025 His debut took place on a June 2002 edition of SmackDown, wrestling his first match against Kurt Angle, an Olympic gold medalist whose legend reached new heights in WWE. Justin Barrasso, Boston Herald, 5 Sep. 2025 Among this season's lineup is Olympic gymnast and gold medalist Jordan Chiles with pro Ezra Sosa, The Traitors and social media star Dylan Efron with pro Daniella Karagach, Boy Meets World alum Danielle Fishel with pro Pasha Pashkov, and Pentatonix singer Scott Hoying with pro Rylee Arnold. Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025 Frank August has been a perennial medalist in international spirit competitions. Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for medalist

Word History

First Known Use

1685, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of medalist was in 1685

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“Medalist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/medalist. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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medalist

noun
med·​al·​ist
variants or medallist
: a person who receives a medal

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