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medallist|ˈmɛdəlɪst|
Also medalist.
[f. medal n. + -ist.]
1. One who is skilled or interested in medals.
1682Wheler Journ. Greece iii. 281 This is a Medal hath been valued much by the Medalists beyond the Seas. 1828Scott Jrnl. (1890) II. 135 The General is a medallist, and entertains an opinion that the bonnet-piece of James V. is the work of some Scottish artist who died young.
2. An engraver, designer, or maker of medals.
1756–7tr. Keysler's Trav. (1760) II. 149 The Pretender had a medal struck on this occasion, by Hamerani, the pope's medalist. 1849Macaulay Hist. Eng. vii. (ed. 5) II. 160 Sculptors, painters, and medallists exerted their utmost skill in the work of transmitting his features to posterity. 1851in Illustr. Lond. News 5 Aug. (1854) 119/2 Medallist and medal-maker. 1885Athenæum 14 Feb. 220 The medalists of the Renaissance.
3. A recipient of a medal awarded for merit. Also in parasynthetic derivatives as gold medallist.
1797Cambr. Univ. Calendar 214 List of Medallists from their first Institution to the present Time. 1864Q. Jrnl. Sci. I. 211 The Gold Medallists of the Science and Art Department. 1898Rider Haggard Dr. Therne 9, I was gold medallist of my year. 1968Times 18 Oct. 12/1 Tommie Smith, together with the bronze medallist, John Carlos, has made sporting history. 1973M. Mackintosh King & Two Queens xvi. 220 Don't be a heroine. I didn't choose an Olympic gold medallist. |