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 Rancho Bernardo—With returning state placer and Division 1 titlist Mary Snider (140) plus Division champ Maisen Vesco (145) leading the way, the Broncos qualified six wrestlers into the Masters meet. Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Feb. 2025 With five individual titlists, led by returning state meet competitor Hannah Gonzalez, the still-young second-year program is already making its mark. Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Feb. 2025 At the helm of the defending Division 1 state titlists, Goldberg has been asked all season if his squad would repeat. Jason Cooke, Boston Herald, 16 Feb. 2025 The Lady Lions also reached the state semifinals in 2016 before losing to eventual titlist Earle. Erick Taylor, arkansasonline.com, 7 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for titlist
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Noun
  • The Super Bowl champion Eagles are visiting the White House.
    Kasey Caminiti, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2025
  • If Rice thought taking on the defending European champions was a challenge, facing arguably the best midfield unit in Europe will be even tougher.
    Graham Ruthven, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Pena was set to face Nunes in a trilogy bout at UFC 289, but an injury knocked the former champ from that scrap.
    Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 20 Apr. 2025
  • The former champ slides to No. 2 with an 8% decline in plays for the week.
    Trevor Anderson, Billboard, 16 Apr. 2025

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“Titlist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/titlist. Accessed 3 May. 2025.

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