CHAMPION | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

Meaning of champion in English

champion
noun [ C ]
uk
/ˈtʃæm.pi.ən/ us
/ˈtʃæm.pi.ən/

champion noun [C] (WINNER)

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B1
(informal champ)
someone or something, especially a person or animal, that has beaten all other competitors in a competition:
an Olympic champion
She is the world champion for the third year in succession.
The defending champion will play his first match of the tournament tomorrow.
Who are the reigning European football champions?
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champion noun [C] (SUPPORTER)

C2
a person who enthusiastically supports, defends, or fights for a person, belief, right, or principle:
She has long been a champion of prisoners' rights/the disabled/free speech.
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champion
verb [ T ]
uk
/ˈtʃæm.pi.ən/ us
/ˈtʃæm.pi.ən/
to support, defend, or fight for a person, belief, right, or principle enthusiastically:
He has championed constitutional reform for many years.
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defend
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champion
adjective, exclamation
Northern English informal
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/ˈtʃæm.pi.ən/
excellent
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(Definition of champion from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

champion | American Dictionary

champion
noun [ C ]
us
/ˈtʃæm·pi·ən/

champion noun [C] (WINNER)

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(short form champ, us/ˈtʃæmp/)
someone or something, esp. a person or animal, that has beaten all other competitors in a competition:
a tennis champion

champion noun [C] (SUPPORT)

a person who enthusiastically supports, defends, or fights for a belief or principle:
a champion of free speech

champion

verb [ T ] us
/ˈtʃæm·pi·ən/
He championed protection of the wilderness.
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Examples of champion

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The regression results show a very clear picture: people with stronger postmodern values are much more likely to be champions of democracy.
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A minority of health visitors and other public health practitioners have worked as partnership champions.
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Two other champions entered and staged another fight.
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Allegiance to fashion snobbery was quickly dissolved with ravers championing the rise of the blatantly pirated clothing that mutated into children's clothing and bland beachwear.
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Rather, they championed capitalism, but from the perspective of an underdeveloped nation.
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Precisely because these traditions ask so much of its citizens, their champions have always worried about the quality of the people.
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If those in the past championed customary rights and democratic participation, these were still important historical lessons for contemporaries.
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The biblical authority vested in these scriptural representations of heredity has not been lost on its champions.
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Both are champions of freedom and gender equality.
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In this situation the heritage becomes more hated than loved among those who should be its champions.
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In so doing they championed artists and artistic styles of their own choosing.
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Different models of service (age-related, integrated, specialist) pertain in different places, each with its own champions.
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The champions were very clear that being near the same age as the participants was essential to the success of their role.
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There were several reasons for the union's championing such a takeover.
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Within the national government, capital market-oriented reforms lacked political champions willing to marshal the necessary political support for consistent and coherent reform efforts.
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Collocations with champion

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amateur champion
A former amateur champion, he turned professional in 1997, reaching the top makuuchi division in 2001.
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champion boxer
I have wondered whether it does not really call for someone with the physique of, say, a champion boxer.
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champion of freedom
I hope we shall frequently hear speeches of that kind from another champion of freedom and liberty.
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Translations of champion

in Chinese (Traditional)
獲勝者, （人或動物）冠軍，獲勝者, 擁護者…
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获胜者, （人或动物）冠军，获胜者, 拥护者…
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campeón, campeona, defender…
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campeão, campeã, defensor…
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एखादी व्यक्ती किंवा एखादी गोष्ट, विशेषत: एखादी व्यक्ती किंवा प्राणी, ज्याने स्पर्धेत इतर सर्व स्पर्धकांना मागे टाकले आहे…
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優勝者, チャンピオン, 優勝者（ゆうしょうしゃ）…
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şampiyon, savunan, savaşım veren…
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champion/-onne [masculine-feminine], champion [masculine], se faire le champion de…
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campió, -ona…
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kampioen, voorvechter, verdedigen…
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யாரோ அல்லது ஏதோ, குறிப்பாக ஒரு நபர் அல்லது விலங்கு, ஒரு போட்டியில் மற்ற எல்லா போட்டியாளர்களையும் வீழ்த்தக்கூடியது…
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(स्पर्धा में सबपर जीत हासिल करने वाला) चैंपियन, विजेता, समर्थक…
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વિજેતા, યોદ્ધા, કોઈ વ્યક્તિ…
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mester, forkæmper, forsvare…
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mästare, champion, förkämpe…
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juara, pejuang, berjuang…
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der Sieger / die Siegerin, Sieges…, der Verfechter…
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mester [masculine], forkjemper [masculine], forsvarer [masculine]…
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چمپئن, جیتنے والا, مقابلہ میں اول آنے والا…
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чемпіон, переможець, поборник…
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чемпион, защитник, поборник…
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చాంపియన్, ఒకరు లేక ఒక వస్తువు, ముఖ్యంగా ఒక మానిసి లేక జంతువు…
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بَطَل…
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অপ্রতিদ্বন্দ্বী, সেরা, চ্যাম্পিয়ন…
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šampión, bojovník (za), bojovat (za)…
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juara, pendekar, membela…
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ผู้ชนะเลิศ, นักต่อสู้, ปกป้อง…
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nhà vô địch, chiến sỹ, đấu tranh cho…
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mistrz/yni, obroń-ca/czyni, bronić…
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챔피언, 우승자…
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campione, -essa, campionessa…
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