record holder
noun
: the person or thing that has achieved something no other person or thing has achieved : a person or thing that holds a record
He is the marathon world record holder.
They're developing an airplane that is expected to be faster than the current record holder.
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The discovery pushes back the record for the oldest impact crater on Earth by more than 1 billion years — the previous record holder, the Yarrabubba impact structure, also is in Western Australia.
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Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 7 Mar. 2025
Scout Bassett, an American Paralympic track and field athlete and president of the Women's Sports Foundation, shared her journey from losing her leg in a chemical fire in China to becoming a world record holder in track and field in her Women of the Year interview.
—Alyssa Goldberg, USA TODAY, 5 Mar. 2025
Larger even than current record holder President Dwight D. Eisenhower, a moderate man but someone who believed very strongly in borders.
—CBS News, 5 Mar. 2025
On the question of France and cancel culture, it should be noted the previous record holder, with 10 César wins, is … Roman Polanski.
—Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Mar. 2025
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Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 7 Mar. 2025
Scout Bassett, an American Paralympic track and field athlete and president of the Women's Sports Foundation, shared her journey from losing her leg in a chemical fire in China to becoming a world record holder in track and field in her Women of the Year interview.
—Alyssa Goldberg, USA TODAY, 5 Mar. 2025
Larger even than current record holder President Dwight D. Eisenhower, a moderate man but someone who believed very strongly in borders.
—CBS News, 5 Mar. 2025
On the question of France and cancel culture, it should be noted the previous record holder, with 10 César wins, is … Roman Polanski.
—Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Mar. 2025
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“Record holder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/record%20holder. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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