record breaker
One surpassing history
A record breaker is a person, performance, or thing that surpasses all previous achievements in a measured category: The sprinter was a record breaker in the 100 meters.
The term applies to athletic feats, sales figures, temperatures, attendance—anything tracked and compared over time.
Also spelled record-breaker.
- championTop competitor, or advocate
- fastestMost rapid of all
- fastest timeQuickest recorded duration
- strongestMaximum in power
- milestoneNotable event marking progress
all-time best · trophy · gold medal · unprecedented · history books · historic · athlete · Guinness · hall of fame · personal best · podium · victory · triumph · standing ovation · sensation · phenomenon · unbeatable · shattered
- Epic Sports MomentsSuper Bowl, title fight, championship game, gold medal match, overtime thriller
- box officebox office, gross, worldwide gross, opening weekend, ticket sales
- uplifting storiessuccess story, comeback story, underdog story, redemption story, survival story
- fishing lorefish story, fish tales, fish tale, fish stories, tall tale
- sportssports, basketball, tennis, athletics, golf
- achievementsaccomplishment, achievement, accomplishments, achievements, triumph
record breakeralso-ran
Unsuccessful competitor
loser · runner-up · underperformer · failure · cellar dweller
record breakerrecord holder
One with best performance
nobody · footnote · status quo · unknown · incumbent
record breakermediocrity
Quality of being average
unremarkable · nobody special · journeyman · average Joe · everyman
record, breaker, records, recorded, recording, recorder, recordings, recorders, break