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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

medalist Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • include: We have also had club representatives at the English Schools track and field finals for the past thirteen years including six medalists.
  • become: Keep your expectations realistic - most kids don't become Olympic medalists.

Adjective modifier

  • Olympic: From Olympic gold medalists to world record breakers, the South African swim team is a force to be reckoned with.
  • silver: Jeremy Smyth and Lynda Low, both silver medalists in 2001, took fourth and fifth in the 2003 javelin and hammer events respectively.
  • double: The latest being the Tommy Hilfiger entry with another top Tornado helm, Randy Smyth, a double silver medalist.
  • British: The first part of this deal is our new Olympic Gold range of 7 British Olympic gold medalists.
  • gold: I think they try to concentrate on the gold medalist ( regardless of country ) to get their reaction.
  • former: David Hemery, the former Olympic gold medalist and a master of the mental game, has a technique for dealing with this.

Noun used with modifier

  • bronze: Mitch Prince will now face England's Nathan Brough, a former World junior bronze medalist, in the next round on Wednesday night.
  • gold: From Olympic gold medalists to world record breakers, the South African swim team is a force to be reckoned with.
  • silver: Notice that at the ceremony for Shaun White, the American silver medalist was pretty much ignored.

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