All medalist synonyms

noun medalist

• hero — a person noted for courageous acts or nobility of character: He became a local hero when he saved the drowning child.
• number one — oneself, especially one's own well-being or interests: to look out for number one.
• winner — a person or thing that wins; victor.
• challenger — A challenger is someone who competes with you for a position or title that you already have, for example being a sports champion or a political leader.
• champ — A champ is the same as a champion.
• defender — If someone is a defender of a particular thing or person that has been criticized, they argue or act in support of that thing or person.
• patron — (in Mexico and the southwestern U.S.) a boss; employer.
• nonpareil — having no equal; peerless.
• victor — (Dauferius) 1027–87, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1086–87.
• partisan — a shafted weapon of the 16th and 17th centuries, having as a head a long spear blade with a pair of curved lobes at the base.
• sympathizer — a person who sympathizes.
• supporter — a person or thing that supports.
• ally — A country's ally is another country that has an agreement to support it, especially in war.
• warrior — a person engaged or experienced in warfare; soldier.
• paladin — any one of the 12 legendary peers or knightly champions in attendance on Charlemagne.
• guardian — a person who guards, protects, or preserves.
• advocate — If you advocate a particular action or plan, you recommend it publicly.
• backer — A backer is someone who helps or supports a project, organization, or person, often by giving or lending money.
• heroine — a woman noted for courageous acts or nobility of character: Esther and other biblical heroines.
• proponent — a person who puts forward a proposition or proposal.
• conqueror — The conquerors of a country or group of people are the people who have taken complete control of that country or group's land.
• protector — a person or thing that protects; defender; guardian.
• upholder — to support or defend, as against opposition or criticism: He fought the duel to uphold his family's honor.
• vanquisher — to conquer or subdue by superior force, as in battle.
• unendorsed — to approve, support, or sustain: to endorse a political candidate.
• vindicator — to clear, as from an accusation, imputation, suspicion, or the like: to vindicate someone's honor.
• king — one of the 12 paladins of Charlemagne. Compare Roland.
• champion — A champion is someone who has won the first prize in a competition, contest, or fight.
• top — Technical/Office Protocol
• queen — Ellery, joint pen name of Manfred Bennington Lee and Frederick Dannay.
• first — being before all others with respect to time, order, rank, importance, etc., used as the ordinal number of one: the first edition; the first vice president.
• subjugator — to bring under complete control or subjection; conquer; master.
• runner-up — the competitor, player, or team finishing in second place, as in a race, contest, or tournament.
• endorser — A person who endorses.
• exponent — One who expounds, represents or advocates.
• expounder — A person who expounds, explains.
• numero uno — number one (defs 1, 2).
• titleholder — a person who holds a title.
• top dog — a person, group, or nation that has acquired a position of highest authority.
• defeater — to overcome in a contest, election, battle, etc.; prevail over; vanquish: They defeated the enemy. She defeated her brother at tennis.
• greatest — unusually or comparatively large in size or dimensions: A great fire destroyed nearly half the city.
• prizewinner — a person or thing that wins a prize or is deserving of a prize.