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medalist
noun med·al·ist \ˈme-dəl-ist\
: a person who receives or wins a medal
Full Definition of MEDALIST
1
: a designer, engraver, or maker of medals
2
: a recipient of a medal as an award
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Variants of MEDALIST
med·al·ist or med·al·list \ˈme-dəl-ist\
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1685
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