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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Music is in their blood, after all: Thomas’s father was the legendary film composer Alfred Newman, the all-time Oscar record holder for composing wins (nine).
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Zach Schonfeld, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2025
In time, Crawford would become the record holder for most games played at shortstop in franchise history.
—Justice Delos Santos, The Mercury News, 19 Feb. 2025
The album – far and away the record holder for the longest run atop the chart – has more than double the weeks of any other title in the top slot and has spent only eight of its first 108 weeks on the chart outside the penthouse.
—Trevor Anderson, Billboard, 8 Jan. 2025
There’s a lot of skill on Minnesota: Claire Thompson is an Olympic record holder and will be a doctor one day.
—Hailey Salvian, The Athletic, 26 Dec. 2024
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Zach Schonfeld, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2025
In time, Crawford would become the record holder for most games played at shortstop in franchise history.
—Justice Delos Santos, The Mercury News, 19 Feb. 2025
The album – far and away the record holder for the longest run atop the chart – has more than double the weeks of any other title in the top slot and has spent only eight of its first 108 weeks on the chart outside the penthouse.
—Trevor Anderson, Billboard, 8 Jan. 2025
There’s a lot of skill on Minnesota: Claire Thompson is an Olympic record holder and will be a doctor one day.
—Hailey Salvian, The Athletic, 26 Dec. 2024
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“Record holder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/record%20holder. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.
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