medalist

med·al·ist

M0186700 (mĕd′l-ĭst)n.1. One who has received a medal.2. Sports The winner at medal play in a golf tournament.3. One who designs, makes, or collects medals.

med•al•ist

(ˈmɛd l ɪst)

n. 1. a person to whom a medal has been awarded. 2. a designer of medals. Also, esp. Brit.,med′al•list.

medalist

a person who wins a medal in a sport, game, performance, etc. See also engraving.See also: Honors and Regalia

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an engraver, designer, or maker of medals. See also honors and regalia.See also: Engraving

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	medalist - someone who has won a medal medallistwinner, victor - the contestant who wins the contest
	2.	medalist - (golf) the winner at medal play of a tournamentmedal winner, medallistgolf, golf game - a game played on a large open course with 9 or 18 holes; the object is use as few strokes as possible in playing all the holesgolf player, golfer, linksman - someone who plays the game of golf