medalist

[ med-l-ist ]

/ ˈmɛd l ɪst /

a person to whom a medal has been awarded.

(in a golf tournament) the player having the lowest score in a qualifying round scored by strokes.

a designer, engraver, or maker of medals.

Also especially British, med·al·list.

Origin of medalist

1965–70; < French médailliste < Italian medaglista. See medal, -ist

He was seventh p. 87or eighth wrangler and first medallist, and obtained a prize for Greek epigrams.

Norfolk Annals |Charles Mackie
Tired of the sea, for awhile he obtained employment with a medallist, where his skill as an engraver stood him in good stead.

Jack Harkaway's Boy Tinker Among The Turks |Bracebridge Hemyng
The final outcome of stiacciato is the art of the medallist.

Donatello |David Lindsay, Earl of Crawford
But remembering the medallist of the year before, Razumov, the young man of no parentage, was sobered.

Under Western Eyes |Joseph Conrad

Another evidence of Pisano's practice as a medallist will be noticed in the gilt embossed work of St. George's sword and spurs.

A Popular Handbook to the National Gallery, Volume I, Foreign Schools |Various

medallist

/ (ˈmɛdəlɪst) /

a designer, maker, or collector of medals

mainly sport a winner or recipient of a medal or medals