record holder

noun

: the person or thing that has achieved something no other person or thing has achieved : a person or thing that holds a record

He is the marathon world record holder.

They're developing an airplane that is expected to be faster than the current record holder.

Examples of record holder in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

There’s a driver celebrating even more F1 race appearances than Alonso, the current official driver record holder with 425 grands prix and counting. —Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026

Prevc is the defending world champion on both hills, the world record holder for the longest jump by a woman and the defending World Cup champion. —ABC News, 15 Feb. 2026

Five medal events are on tap today, including the women’s 1000m speedskating, where world record holder Brittany Bowe and champion Erin Jackson will compete. —Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 9 Feb. 2026

The current record holder is 2005 Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger (23 years, 340 days). —Cam Inman, Mercury News, 7 Feb. 2026

Rhymes for record holder

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