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record-holder

record-holder

12 3.2
A person or organization that officially has the best result in an event
  • noun
  • /ˈrɛkərd ˈhoʊldər/
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  • Later I found Omar Aguilar Cardenas, a new acquaintance and the Chilean marathon record holder.
  • world record-holder
  • Guinness World record-holder
  • current record-holder

He I was the Westchester County record holder for Slowest Mile.

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Examples

  • Jennifer Toomey, Olympic hopeful and U.S. record holder in the 1000 meters, cooks herself a hearty breakfast every morning.

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  • The athlete became a new world record holder after breaking the old record in the marathon.

  • Former world record holder for 6 miles...

  • I was the vodka shot record holder in my class at West Point.

  • Margot is a world record holder.

  • Jeter will be the new record holder on this list, and it can never be broken.

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  • She's the women's record holder.

  • The current record holder for time traveling is Sergei Krikalev.

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  • The former U.S. record-holder in the 10,000 meters hasn't abandoned his professional running career.

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  • Viren, the world record holder at 10,000 meters, the gold medalist, already leads.

Synonyms

topper
vsrecord-holder
  • Indian
7 6.7

A person who is best in a group or class

is the recognized holder of the leading measurable achievement not only a highest rank
record-breaker
vsrecord-holder
2 3.6

A person or thing that beats a previous record

is the officially recognized holder of the current leading measurable achievement
best
vsrecord-holder
1.0

A person who is better than all others in a group

is the officially recognized holder of the leading measurable achievement

How Successful

record-holder
12 3.2
champion
1 3.5
contender
152 3.5
competitor
298 2.4
participant
295 2.4

Surface Forms

record-holder singular

Morphology

record-holder = record + holder (transparent) = record + holder

Clear compound of 'record' (best performance/achievement) + 'holder' (one who holds), so the meaning is directly inferable.

Etymology

Record-holder joins record, an old word that meant 'to remember' and now means an official score, with holder, someone who 'holds' something. So a record-holder is simply the person or group who 'holds' the official best result or achievement.