medalist

noun

med·​al·​ist ˈme-dᵊl-ist 

variants or medallist

1

: a designer, engraver, or maker of medals

2

: a recipient of a medal as an award

Examples of medalist in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Trittel compares the dynamic to that of New Zealand’s Olympic gold medalists Peter Burling and Blair Tuke, who were also coached by Willcox for more than a decade. — Andrew Rice, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026

Production will begin in April 2027 in Kansas City on a biopic about four-time Paralympic gold medalist Tony Volpentest, Deadline reported this week. — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 3 Sep. 2026

The stars vying for this year’s Mirrorball trophy include actors, reality TV personalities and a Paralympian gold medalist. — Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026

Gymnast Jordan Chiles will try a return to the Olympics in 2028 in Los Angeles, the gold medalist from the Paris Games announced Wednesday — with an assist from Michael Jordan. — Phil Helsel, NBC news, 2 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1685, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

medalist

noun

med·​al·​ist

variants or medallist

ˈmed-ᵊl-əst 

: a person who receives a medal