Associations to the word «Medalist»

Wiktionary

MEDALIST, noun. One who has received a medal; one who has medalled.
MEDALIST, noun. An engraver, designer or collector of medals.

Dictionary definition

MEDALIST, noun. Someone who has won a medal.
MEDALIST, noun. (golf) the winner at medal play of a tournament.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats