Definitions
(golf) the winner at medal play of a tournament
Word origin
From medal + -ist.
Used in a sentence
“[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.”
“Mark Spitz set a record as an Olympic gold medalist.”
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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Podium winner”8 letters
02“Prize-winning athlete”8 letters
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