noun
1.
a person or team that has defeated all the other people or teams taking part in an important competition :
the current Olympic title-holder
2.
( NAmE , technical ) the legal owner of sth
noun
1.
a person or team that has defeated all the other people or teams taking part in an important competition :
the current Olympic title-holder
2.
( NAmE , technical ) the legal owner of sth
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005