Record-breaker

/ɹˈɛkɔːdbɹˈeɪkə/

/ɹˈɛkɚdbɹˈeɪkɚ/

[noun]

Record-breaker

[NOUN]

someone or something that achieves a result that exceeds the previously best result

synonyms : record-holder

Examples

1. But that's not all, Holzhauer was a record-breaker on that show, too, answering 12 questions correctly in the opening round, an accomplishment that wasn't ever repeated over the lifetime of the show.

2. And alongside Trish Regan, Sandra Smith was chosen to be the record-breaker.

3. In Hollywood, it usually takes a little while for a new box office record-breaker to emerge, but it does happen eventually.

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