medalist

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medalist - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Medalist \Med"al*ist\, n. [Cf. F. m['e]dailliste, It.
     medaglista.] [Written also medallist.]
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     1. A person that is skilled or curious in medals; a collector
        of medals. --Addison.
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     2. A designer of medals. --Macaulay.
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     3. One who has gained a medal as the reward of merit; as, the
        gold medalist in downhill skiing.
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medalist - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  medalist
      n 1: someone who has won a medal [syn: medalist, medallist]
      2: (golf) the winner at medal play of a tournament [syn:
         medalist, medallist, medal winner]