as in champion
the person who comes in first in a competition became the youngest titleholder in the sport's history

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Recent Examples of titleholder The night's co-main event between champion Raquel Pennington and former titleholder Jessica Pena will determine who will hold the women's bantamweight belt. Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 5 Oct. 2024 In 1952, a sponsor of Miss America, Catalina — which made swimwear — founded Miss USA in response to the defiance of the 1950 Miss America titleholder Yolande Betbeze, who refused to appear in bathing suits during her reigning year. Jacqui Palumbo, CNN, 1 Aug. 2024 The evening’s co-main event finds UFC women’s bantamweight champion Raquel Pennington matched against former 135-pound titleholder Julianna Pena. Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024 This year's titleholder was announced months after former Miss Teen USA 2023 Umasofia Srivastava gave up her crown following former Miss USA Noelia Voigt's resignation from her own title. Matthew Acosta, Peoplemag, 2 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for titleholder 

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“Titleholder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/titleholder. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.

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