titleholder
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- noun
- /ˈtaɪtəlˌhoʊldər/
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titular
- After a thrilling match, the wrestler became the new titleholder of the championship.
- world titleholder
- former titleholder
- current titleholder
Examples
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After insisting a "super fight" against reigning 205-pound champion Jon Jones would never happen, UFC middleweight titleholder Anderson Silva considers the possibility of a catchweight fight against "Bones."
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Stacy Lewis, the LPGA player of the year, needs to win the Titleholders to have any chance of winning the money title.
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This year, according to a study from the National Bureau of Economic Research, China will award more Ph.D.s in engineering and the sciences than any other country in the world, including the United States, the current titleholder.
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"Amateur boxer. Record 15 and two. 1985 Gold Gloves Middleweight titleholder for the state."
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And Mason Dixon, the current heavyweight titleholder with all the speed, determination and confidence any fighter could want.
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Both Kidd & Gabriel are well-traveled, experienced, highly technical former tag team titleholders.
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That left him in position for a bout against Vitali Klitschko, but the WBC titleholder dominated him, winning every round until the end came via a 10th round TKO.
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Not only will the fight be televised on NBC, but there will be an extra layer of intrigue since the victor could find himself in line quickly for a title shot against IBF heavyweight titleholder Wladimir Klitschko.
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Longtime UFC Welterweight Champion Georges St. Pierre will finally return to defend his division strap after 18 months on the shelf against interim titleholder Carlos Condit.
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The current heavyweight titleholder successfully defended his championship belt last night.
Synonyms
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1.0
A person or team that beats others in a competition
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A person who wins first place in a competition
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A person who wins first place in a competition
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2.1
A person who owns something, for example a ticket or passport
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4.0
A person who currently has first place in a competition
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A person who is the current champion in a sport
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A person or team that has the cup after winning a competition
An athlete who has won a championship
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Titleholder combines title, the 'honour' or name given for winning something like a championship, and holder, which means 'one who has it'. So a titleholder is the person or team who currently holds the championship or official title.