medalist
pronunciation
How to pronounce medalist in British English:
UK ['medəlɪst]
How to pronounce medalist in American English:
US ['medəlɪst]
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- Noun:
- someone who has won a medal
- (golf) the winner at medal play of a tournament
Word Origin
- medalist (n.)
- 1680s, "one skilled in medals," from medal (n.) + -ist. Meaning "medal-maker" is from 1756; that of "recipient of a medal" is from 1797.
Example
- 1. The youngest gay gold medalist at the beijing .
- 2. The one in the third lane is a gold medalist john henry .
- 3. Who was china 's first medalist .
- 4. You sure are a medalist , ytae-shik !
- 5. Zhong is the only fencing gold medalist for china since 1984 .