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medalist definition

med·al·ist (med′'l ist)

noun

  1. a person who designs or makes medals
  2. a person who has been awarded a medal
  3. Golf the low scorer in a qualifying round of medal play preliminary to a match play tournament
Also, Brit. sp., medallist med′·al·list

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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