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Proof you were third-best on the one day everyone was watching.
means A person who has won a medal, especially in sport or another competition.
from Built from 'medal' plus the agent suffix '-ist.' 'Medal' traces back through French 'médaille' to Italian 'medaglia,' which likely descends from Latin 'metallum' (metal) — though some trace it via 'medialis' (middle), from the coin's value being roughly half a denarius. Either way, the word has always meant a small stamped disc of metal worth showing off; add '-ist' and you get the person allowed to wear one.
- origin
- from medal, from Latin metallum, metal
- bronze truth
- still beats everyone who didn't show up
- spelling split
- British medallist, American medalist, one L apart
- shelf life
- lasts longer than the fame that earned it