titleholders
Current belt wearers
Titleholders are people who hold a title—whether a championship, an office, or a formal designation.
The word most often appears in sports and competitions: The titleholders will defend their crown next month.
It can also refer to those holding legal title to property or those bearing hereditary or official titles.
Award for winning
- medalistCompetition award recipient
- goldElement seventy-nine
- silverLustrous white precious metal
- bronzeCopper-tin alloy
podium · winner · defending · undefeated · heavyweight · lightweight · middleweight · belt
Written property conveyance
- estateProperty and grounds
- landlordProperty owner renting out
- proprietorBusiness holder
- ownershipLegal right of possession
possessor · freeholder · landowner · leaseholder · custodian · trustee · beneficiary · heir
Celebrated achievement recipient
- decoratedMade more visually appealing
- acclaimedPublicly and enthusiastically praised
- celebratedWidely known and praised
- esteemedGreatly respected, admired
distinguished · eminent · notable · recipient · awardee · fellow · scholar · prizewinner
trophy
Award for winning
bronze · podium · winner · defending · undefeated · heavyweight · lightweight · middleweight · belt · crown
deed
Written property conveyance
- estateProperty and grounds
- landlordProperty owner renting out
- proprietorBusiness holder
ownership · possessor · freeholder · landowner · leaseholder · custodian · trustee · beneficiary · heir · patentee
laureate
Celebrated achievement recipient
- decoratedMade more visually appealing
- acclaimedPublicly and enthusiastically praised
- celebratedWidely known and praised
esteemed · distinguished · eminent · notable · recipient · awardee · fellow · scholar · prizewinner · inductee
aristocracy
Rule by hereditary elite
duchess · countess · viscount · marquess · earl · lady · lord · knight · dame · hereditary
- championschampions, gold medalists, victors, world champions, Olympic champions
- ownershomeowner, homeowners, landowner, landlords, business owner
- Lunda Empirevassal states, succession disputes
titleholderschallengers
Those who compete against
contenders · aspirants · underdogs · pretenders · hopefuls