Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Medalist

Medalist , noun

[Compare French médailliste, Italian medaglista.]

1.
A person that is skilled or curious in medals; a collector of medals. — Addison
2.
A designer of medals. — Macaulay
3.
One who has gained a medal as the reward of merit; as, the gold medalist in downhill skiing.