as in champion
the person who comes in first in a competition
the boxing titlist with the most knockouts to his credit
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Recent Examples of titlist
Wave general manager Camille Ashton was a versatile player for the program’s first national titlist.
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Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Nov. 2025
In his final bout, Lomachenko became the first person to stop former unified titlist George Kambosos.
—Josh Katzowitz, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Men’s Senior Open Doubles: Altaf Merchant/Steve Deakin repeated as titlists, having won Mesa a couple weeks ago.
—Todd Boss, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
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Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Nov. 2025
In his final bout, Lomachenko became the first person to stop former unified titlist George Kambosos.
—Josh Katzowitz, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Men’s Senior Open Doubles: Altaf Merchant/Steve Deakin repeated as titlists, having won Mesa a couple weeks ago.
—Todd Boss, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for titlist
Noun
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Michigan printed and sold the 2023 national champions T-shirts, hats and coffee mugs.—
Mac Engel
January 13,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 Jan. 2026
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In a matter of eight days, the Hornets (14-26) have gone from pummeling the defending champion in Oklahoma City to losing consecutive games at home to Toronto and Indiana in gut-wrenching fashion to recording the largest margin of victory on the road in franchise history by pounding Utah.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Jan. 2026
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Edmunds is pointing to veteran quarterback Matthew Stafford's experience, saying the Super Bowl champ has seen everything, and the message is going to be to execute against an offense that scored the most points in the league this season.—
Jori Parys,
CBS News,
13 Jan. 2026
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The Panthers are the reigning NFC South champs.—
Mike Kaye
Updated January 13,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Jan. 2026
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“Titlist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/titlist. Accessed 23 Jan. 2026.
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