medalist

noun

med·​al·​ist ˈme-dᵊl-ist How to pronounce medalist (audio)
variants or medallist
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1
: a designer, engraver, or maker of medals
2
: a recipient of a medal as an award

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This past March, while on spring break from Northwest High School — which is located about 20 miles north of Fort Worth — Lutkenhaus won the World Indoor Championships 800 in Poland, becoming the youngest World Indoor men’s medalist. Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 2 July 2026 Olympic sports are a matter of national pride in Norway, and Tufte’s success as a two-time world champion and four-time Olympic medalist — including golds in single sculls in 2004 and 2008 — put him in the national spotlight for years. Andrew Greif, NBC news, 1 July 2026 Olympic gold medalist Laurie Hernandez, celebrated for her 2016 Rio gymnastics success, has embarked on new, authentic chapters. Caroline Price, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026 Baldwin was among five qualifiers at Dundonald Links in the west of Scotland, joining medalist Jake McDonald, amateurs David Howard and Nevill Ruiter, and West Point graduate Marcus Plunkett, who served five years in the Army. ABC News, 30 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for medalist

Word History

First Known Use

1685, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of medalist was in 1685

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“Medalist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/medalist. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.

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medalist

noun
med·​al·​ist
variants or medallist
: a person who receives a medal

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