Definition of recordholding - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

current recordcurrently holding a record

The recordholding team celebrated their victory.

achievementhaving achieved the best result ever

She is the recordholding athlete in the 100 meters race.

record-breaking

unmatched

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Origin of recordholding

English, record (register) + holding (possessing)

Examples of recordholding in a sentence

Their recordholding performance was unmatched.
The recordholding swimmer broke another record.
His recordholding performance was celebrated by everyone.

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French:détenant le record, tenant le record, ...
German:aktuell Rekordhalter, beste Ergebnis, ...
Italian:che detiene il record, primatista, ...
Spanish:que tiene el récord, récord, ...
Portuguese:recordista, ...
Chinese:现纪录保持的, 破纪录的, ...
Japanese:現在の記録保持者, 記録保持者, ...
Arabic:حامل للرقم القياسي, قِيَاسِي, ...
Hebrew:שִׂיאַנִי, שׁוֹבֵר־שִׂיא, ...
Russian:действующий рекордсмен, имеющий лучший результат, ...
Ukrainian:рекордний, ...
Hindi:रिकॉर्डधारी, कीर्तिमानधारी, ...
Bengali:রেকর্ডধারী, সর্বোচ্চ কৃতিত্বধারী, ...
Catalan:rècord, històric, ...
Czech:rekord držící, držící rekord, ...
Danish:rekordholdende, rekordhavende, ...
Dutch:huidige recordhouder, recordhoudend, ...
Greek:που κατέχει το τρέχον ρεκόρ, ρεκορντμέν, ...
Hungarian:rekordtartó, ...
Khmer:កំពុងកាន់កំណត់ត្រា, កាន់កំណត់ត្រា, ...
Korean:현재 기록 보유, 기록 보유, ...
Persian:رکورددار, ...
Polish:trzymający rekord, posiadający najlepszy wynik, ...
Portuguese (BR):recordista, ...
Romanian:deținătorul actualului record, deținător de record, ...
Swedish:nuvarande rekordhållare, rekordhållande, ...
Thai:ครองสถิติ, ทำสถิติสูงสุด, ...
Turkish:rekor sahibi, rekor kıran, ...
Vietnamese:đang giữ kỷ lục, lập kỷ lục, ...

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