From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Sportrecord-holderˈrecord-ˌholder noun [countable]DSthe person who has achieved the fastestspeed, the longest distance etc in a sport
the world long-jump record-holderExamples from the Corpusrecord-holder• Rumours that the previousrecord-holder, Geoffrey Boycott, had his back to the play at the keymomentremain unverified.• In track, only world record-holder Wang Junxia has had staying power since smashing world records in 1993. 16.• Dolan is the world record-holder in the 400.• Tom Jager, the world record-holder, swam in Lane 8.
