/ Dictionary / Index M medalist: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: med•al•ist Pronunciation: (med'l-ist), [key] — n. a person to whom a medal has been awarded. (in a golf tournament) the player having the lowest score in a qualifying round scored by strokes. a designer, engraver, or maker of medals. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: medalist (Thesaurus) Medal for Merit medallic Related Content Daily Word Quiz: morose Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language