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titleholder

American  
[tahyt-l-hohl-der] / ˈtaɪt lˌhoʊl dər /

noun

  1. a person who holds a title.

  2. Sports. a person who holds a championship; present champion.

titleholder British  
/ ˈtaɪtəlˌhəʊldə /

noun

  1. a person who holds a title, esp a sporting championship

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Word Forms

  • titleholding adjective

Etymology

Origin of titleholder

First recorded in 1900–05; title + holder

Example Sentences

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The goal of the Land Bank Authority was to create a single titleholder that would be able to package up and create large development, facilitate large development projects.

From Salon • Mar. 6, 2026

WBO and Ring Magazine titleholder Teofimo Lopez is set to face Shakur Stevenson on 31 January, while Gary Russell holds the WBA belt and Richardson Hitchins is the IBF champion.

From BBC • Jan. 11, 2026

Savannah Gankiewicz of Hawaii was crowned Miss USA 2023 on Wednesday, more than a week after the previous titleholder resigned citing her mental health.

From Seattle Times • May 15, 2024

—Martin Scorsese, at 81, becomes Oscar’s oldest nominated director, streaking past former titleholder John Huston, who was 79 when nominated in 1986 for “Prizzi’s Honor.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 12, 2024

Twice champion of the USSR, he’d won the 1958 Portorož Interzonal, becoming a front runner to play the incumbent titleholder, Mikhail Botvinnik, for the World Championship in 1960.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

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