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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Already the American record holder at 200 meters, Lyles has been open about his intent to break Bolt’s world record of 19.19 seconds.
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Adam Kilgore, Washington Post, 20 June 2024
Wallace, who played from 2012-15, is the Arkansas record holder in walks (235), runs (184), total bases (378), slugging percentage (.671) and on-base percentage (.557).
—Tom Murphy, arkansasonline.com, 19 June 2024
The current record holder, a ballistic-missile test that China conducted against one of its own weather satellites in 2007, produced only about 3,600 trackable shards.
—Marina Koren, The Atlantic, 14 June 2024
The world has a new record holder for being the tallest dog on earth.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 13 June 2024
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Adam Kilgore, Washington Post, 20 June 2024
Wallace, who played from 2012-15, is the Arkansas record holder in walks (235), runs (184), total bases (378), slugging percentage (.671) and on-base percentage (.557).
—Tom Murphy, arkansasonline.com, 19 June 2024
The current record holder, a ballistic-missile test that China conducted against one of its own weather satellites in 2007, produced only about 3,600 trackable shards.
—Marina Koren, The Atlantic, 14 June 2024
The world has a new record holder for being the tallest dog on earth.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 13 June 2024
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“Record holder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/record%20holder. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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