noun
Meaning 1
An engraver, designer or maker of medals.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
medalist
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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/ˈmɛdəlɪst/
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CMU ARPABET: M EH1 D AH0 L IH0 S T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
Someone who has received a medal.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US
Examples
- Mark Spitz set a record as an Olympic gold medalist.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
(golf) the winner at medal play of a tournament
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: medallist, medal winner
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: golfer, golf player, linksman
noun
Meaning 4
someone who has won a medal
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: medallist
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: winner, victor
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English medal Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English medalist From medal + -ist.
Across languages
Translations
20 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Asturian: medayista — one who has received a medal
- Azerbaijani: medalçı — one who has received a medal
- Catalan: medallista — one who has received a medal
- Chinese Mandarin: 獎章獲得者 /奖章获得者 (jiǎngzhāng huòdézhě) — one who has received a medal
- Czech: medailista — one who has received a medal
- Finnish: mitalisti — one who has received a medal
- French: médaillé — one who has received a medal
- French: médaillée — one who has received a medal
- German: Medaillengewinner — one who has received a medal
- German: Medaillengewinnerin — one who has received a medal
- Japanese: メダリスト (medarisuto) — one who has received a medal
- Korean: 메달리스트 (medalliseuteu) — one who has received a medal
- Polish: medalista — one who has received a medal
- Polish: medalistka — one who has received a medal
- Portuguese: medalhista — one who has received a medal
- Russian: медали́ст (medalíst) — one who has received a medal
- Russian: медали́стка (medalístka) — one who has received a medal
- Spanish: medallista — one who has received a medal
- Swedish: medaljör — one who has received a medal
- Turkish: madalyalı — one who has received a medal
Real reading context