Record-setter
What it means
A person or performance that establishes a new best recorded result.
Reach for it when celebrating a verified new benchmark
The record-setter completed the crossing two minutes faster than the previous mark.
Words to choose between 5
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everyday
record-breaker
Fits when an existing mark is surpassed
Careful A setter may establish the first mark.
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warm
Fits when victory within a competition matters
Careful A champion need not set a record.
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professional
pace-setter
Fits when someone establishes the standard or tempo
Careful A pace-setter may not finish first.
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professional
top performer
Fits when highest current results are recognized
Careful Top performance may fall below a record.
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literary
Fits when novel achievement opens a path
Careful Trailblazing is not measured by records.
Opposites 3
- also-ran
- record-holder's challenger
- nonfinisher
Common phrases 3
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new record-setter
The new record-setter thanked the entire relay team.
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youngest record-setter
The youngest record-setter trained on a public track.
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national record-setter
A national record-setter opened the athletics clinic.
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