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

The Athletic spoke to Archit Navandar, assistant professor of biomechanics at the Technical University of Madrid, who compared Haaland with eight-time Olympic champion and 100m and 200m world-record holder Usain Bolt, who is the same height. — Amelie Claydon, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026

Garrett’s patience with Donald’s decision might be related to where the single-season sacks record holder is at in his career. — Kai Dizon, Oc Register, 6 Aug. 2026

The web slinger scored a new high of $72 million, decisively beating previous record holder Endgame’s $60 million. — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Aug. 2026

Take, for example, Phil Hellmuth, the record holder with 17 World Series of Poker bracelets, who has built a second career as an investor and advisor. — Krishan Arora, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026

Rhymes for record holder

• officeholder
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