Definition of 'champion'
Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular present tense champions
, present participle championing
, past tense, past participle championed
2. countable noun
3. verb
If you champion a person, a cause, or a principle, you support or defend them.
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champion in British English
noun
1.
b.
(as modifier)
a champion team
adverb
verb (transitive)
7.
to support; defend
we champion the cause of liberty
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Word origin
C13: from Old French, from Late Latin campiō, from Latin campus field, battlefield
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champion in American English
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champion in American English
(ˈtʃæmpiən)
noun
SYNONYMS 1. winner, victor. 4. defender, protector. 6. maintain, fight for, advocate.ANTONYMS 1. loser.1.
a person who has defeated all opponents in a competition or series of competitions, so as to hold first place
the heavyweight boxing champion
2.
anything that takes first place in competition
the champion of a cattle show
3.
an animal that has won a certain number of points in officially recognized shows
This dog is a champion
4.
a person who fights for or defends any person or cause
a champion of the oppressed
5.
a fighter or warrior
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Derived forms
championless adjective
championlike
adjective
Word origin
[1175–1225; ME ‹ OF ‹ LL campiōn- (s. of campiō) ‹ WGmc *kampiōn-, equiv. to kamp- battle (‹ L campus field, battlefield) + -iōn- n. suffix; cf. OE cempa warrior, etc.]Examples of 'champion' in a sentence
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champion
British English: champion
/ˈtʃæmpɪən/ NOUN
A champion is someone who has won the first prize in a competition.
...a former Olympic champion.
- American English: champion /tˈʃæmpiən/
- Arabic: بَطَل competition
- Brazilian Portuguese: campeão
- Chinese: 冠军
- Croatian: šampion
- Czech: mistr
- Danish: mester
- Dutch: kampioen
- European Spanish: campeón
- Finnish: mestari
- French: champion
- German: Sieger
- Greek: πρωταθλητής
- Italian: campione
- Japanese: 優勝者
- Korean: 챔피언
- Norwegian: mester
- Polish: mistrz
- European Portuguese: campeão
- Romanian: campion
- Russian: чемпион
- Latin American Spanish: campeón
- Swedish: mästare
- Thai: ผู้ชนะเลิศ
- Turkish: şampiyon
- Ukrainian: чемпіон
- Vietnamese: nhà vô địch
British English: champion
VERB /ˈtʃæmpɪən/
If you champion a person, a cause, or a principle, you support or defend them.
He passionately championed the poor.
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