TITLEHOLDER Synonyms: 19 Similar and Opposite Words

titleholder

noun

ˈtī-tᵊl-ˌhōl-dər

Definition of titleholder

as in champion

the person who comes in first in a competition became the youngest titleholder in the sport's history

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loser

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Recent Examples of titleholder An entrepreneur, Hart is the owner of Ellen's Stardust Diner in midtown Manhattan where the former titleholders reunite every few years. — Noelle Lilley, CBS News, 30 June 2026 The next scene shows Miss America — identified as Rosemary LaPlanche, the 1941 titleholder — in a yellow dress and her sash, sitting on a red sofa alongside her publicity man. — ABC News, 25 June 2026 The LineShine machine, housed at the National Supercomputing Center in China’s tech hub of Shenzhen, replaced the American titleholder El Capitan in the latest biannual TOP500 ranking, which tracks the world’s most powerful supercomputers. — John Liu, CNN Money, 24 June 2026 The New York Knickerbockers were not the only titleholders at this week’s ticker-tape parade. — Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 19 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for titleholder

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Noun

Pattinson’s ascent to the status of summer meme champion carries with it real cultural cachet.

— David Mack, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
Eventual champions Coventry City and runners-up Ipswich Town were tipped to finish fourth and third respectively before a ball had been kicked last August, via the running of 10,000 simulations of how the campaign would unfold.

— Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of champion

Noun

The first six games will be telling as the Knicks look to be the first repeat champs in nine years.

— Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2026
Zendaya is a two-time champ, but the nom is the reward this time for the star who didn’t acknowledge the recognition once during her double blockbuster promo tour blitz this summer.

— Joyce Eng, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Aug. 2026

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