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title-holder

title-holder

2 4.0
A person who currently has first place in a competition
  • noun
  • /ˈtaɪtəl ˌhoʊldər/
translation icon : titular
  • After winning the finals, she proudly became the title holder of the local chess tournament.

I'm a national pageant title holder and came top five in the world.

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Examples

  • Spida: You have the UFC title holders who seem unbeatable: Jones, Anderson Silva, and St. Pierre.

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  • DeMarco will be the first reigning world title holder Broner has faced.

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  • So my first question, you are currently the title holder of Modern Wisdoms most ever played episode.

  • I'm a national pageant title holder and came top five in the world.

  • And that's another story because Joe Ganz was the first black world title holder in his history of boxing.

  • Larry Otting is the title holder of the farmland on which Healthy Family Farms operates.

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  • One such title holder is Joyce Valenza of Springfield Township High School in Erdenheim, PA.

    Academic text (2007)
  • Furthermore, Ortiz believes a showdown between heavyweight title holder Junior dos Santos and light heavyweight kingpin Jon Jones is a much more even fight.

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  • Well, it's true that Wladimir's older brother Vitali is a recognized title holder, the WBC world champion, but Wladimir is, as we all know, the number one heavyweight boxer in the world.

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  • Lee lost his last bout and his first world title shot by way of a seventh-round stoppage at the hands of WBC middleweight title holder Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.

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Synonyms

winner
vstitle-holder
1.0

A person or team that beats others in a competition

is limited to the person who currently holds first place or a championship
champion
vstitle-holder
600 2.4

A person who wins first place in a competition

is the person who currently holds first place or a championship
champ
vstitle-holder
  • Informal
278 2.7

A person who wins first place in a competition

is the neutral description for the person holding a current championship
titleholder
vstitle-holder
1 4.3

A person or team that currently holds a championship in a competition

is the person who currently holds first place or a championship
titlist
vstitle-holder
1 7.3

A person who is the current champion in a sport

is the person who currently holds first place or a championship
cup holder
vstitle-holder
1 3.5

A person or team that has the cup after winning a competition

is the person who currently holds first place or a championship
titler
vstitle-holder
8.0

An athlete who has won a championship

is the person who currently holds first place or a championship
firster
vstitle-holder
  • Neologism
6.1

A person who finishes first in a race or contest

refers specifically to the current holder of a championship title

Antonyms

192 3.6

A person, team, or company that tries to beat the current champion

How Successful

title-holder
2 4.0
challenger
192 3.6
contender
152 3.5
participant
295 2.4

Surface Forms

title-holder singular
title-holders plural

Morphology

title-holder = title + holder (transparent) = title + holder

A straightforward compound: a person who holds (possesses) a title or championship, easily inferred from 'title' + 'holder'.

Etymology

The word title-holder breaks into title, a 'name' or 'label' for an award, and holder, one who 'holds' something. So, a title-holder is someone who currently 'holds' the award or first place, the champion.