Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun One who has received a medal.
- noun Sports The winner at medal play in a golf tournament.
- noun One who designs, makes, or collects medals.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An engraver, stamper, or molder of medals.
- noun One who is skilled in medals.
- noun One who has gained a medal as a reward of merit.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A person that is skilled or curious in medals; a collector of medals.
- noun A designer of medals.
- noun One who has gained a medal as the reward of merit.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun One who has received a
medal ; one who hasmedalled . - noun An
engraver ,designer orcollector of medals.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun someone who has won a medal
- noun (golf) the winner at medal play of a tournament
Etymologies
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Examples
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Even after gaining mainstream celebrity by winning Dancing With the Stars in 2007, the five-time Olympic medalist is back.
It's showtime for Apolo Anton Ohno at his third Winter Games 2010
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Denis Nizhegorodov of Russia, the silver medalist from the Athens Games and world record holder, took bronze Friday.
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The two-time gold medalist is the all-time leading scorer in women's professional basketball history, including her days in the now-defunct
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The 2004 Olympic gold medalist is also a two-time WNBA
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Hamm, the all-around gold medalist from the 2004 Athens Games, received approval from USA Gymnastics to compete July 19 by proving his readiness at a week-long camp in Colorado Springs.
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Fernandez, 36 and a three-time Olympic gold medalist, is arguably the most dominant figure in the history of the sport.
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After taking time off to be a mother, the three-time Olympic gold medalist is training to return to form before heading to Beijing.
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Jennifer Heil of Canada (middle), Sandra Laoura of France (right) and Kari Traa of Norway react when Heil is announced as "gold medalist from the United States of America."
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X factor: Veteran Weissensteiner, 37, the Lillehammer gold medalist, is no longer a consistent threat on the tour, but could surprise in her home country.
USATODAY.com - 'Mean Jean' is back, but sliding under the radar in Torino 2006
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Inside scoop: Germany, the 2005 world silver medalist, is led by Ronny Ackermann.
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