The phrase "record setter" means someone or something that has achieved or broken a previous record, or set a new benchmark or accomplishment that is the highest or best of its kind. Full definition
Emaar said the new building would be a «notch higher» than the previous record setter, Dubai's Burj Khalifa, according to the Wall Street Journal. (fortune.com)
Latvia has been burdened with the world's most regressive tax system, while Iceland and Ireland have become record setters in tapping taxpayers to bail out financial... (michael-hudson.com)
A BMW Factory Instructor at the BMW Performance Center in Greer, S.C. and World Record setter in a BMW M5 for the longest drift, Schwartz also raced a BMW 2002Tii in this year's Royal Pro-Am Copenhagen Historic Grand Prix. (world-challenge.com)