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medalist

noun
/ˈmɛdəlɪst/

Etymology

From medal + -ist.

  1. derived from medius
  2. derived from mediālis — “middle”
  3. derived from medālia
  4. derived from medaglia
  5. derived from medaille
  6. suffixed as medalist — “medal + ist”

Definitions

  1. An engraver, designer or maker of medals.

    • [A] skilled medalist and keen student of geography, Theophilus Lewis Barbauld had friends among the European intelligentsia and liberal nobility as well as potential patrons at the British court.

  2. Someone who has received a medal.

    • Mark Spitz set a record as an Olympic gold medalist.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA