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CHAMPION
champion, prizewinning
(adjective) holding first place in a contest; “a champion show dog”; “a prizewinning wine”
ace, adept, champion, sensation, maven, mavin, virtuoso, genius, hotshot, star, superstar, whiz, whizz, wizard, wiz
(noun) someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
champion, fighter, hero, paladin
(noun) someone who fights for a cause
champion, champ, title-holder
(noun) someone who has won first place in a competition
supporter, protagonist, champion, admirer, booster, friend
(noun) a person who backs a politician or a team etc.; “all their supporters came out for the game”; “they are friends of the library”
champion, defend
(verb) protect or fight for as a champion
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
champion (plural champions)
An ongoing winner in a game or contest.
Someone who is chosen to represent a group of people in a contest.
Someone who fights for a cause or status.
Synonym: paladin
Someone who fights on another's behalf.
Hyponyms
• championess
Adjective
champion (not comparable)
(attributive) Acting as a champion; that has defeated all one's competitors.
(attributive) Excellent; beyond compare.
(predicative, Ireland, British, dialect) Excellent; brilliant; superb; deserving of high praise.
Verb
champion (third-person singular simple present champions, present participle championing, simple past and past participle championed)
(transitive) To promote, advocate, or act as a champion for (a cause, etc.).
(obsolete, transitive) To challenge.
Proper noun
Champion
A surname.
A village in Vulcan County, Alberta, Canada.
A ghost town in California.
An unincorporated community in Marquette County, Michigan.
An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Chase County, Nebraska.
A town and hamlet in Jefferson County, New York.
An unincorporated community in Green Bay, Brown County, Wisconsin.
Source: Wiktionary
Cham"pi*on, n. Etym: [F. champion, fr. LL.campio, of German origin; cf. OHG. chempho, chemphio, fighter, champf, G. kampf, contest; perh. influenced by L. campus field, taken in the sense of "field of battle."]
1. One who engages in any contest; esp. one who in ancient times contended in single combat in behalf of another's honor or rights; or one who acts or speaks in behalf of a person or a cause; a defender; an advocate; a hero. A stouter champion never handled sword. Shak. Champions of law and liberty. Fisher Ames.
2. One who by defeating all rivals, has obtained an acknowledged supremacy in any branch of athetics or game of skill, and is ready to contend with any rival; as, the champion of England.
Note: Champion is used attributively in the sense of surpassing all competitors; overmastering; as, champion pugilist; champion chess player.
Syn.
– Leader; chieftain; combatant; hero; warrior; defender; protector.
Cham"pi*on, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Championed; p. pr. & vb. n. Championing.] [Obs.] Shak.
2. To furnish with a champion; to attend or defend as champion; to support or maintain; to protect. Championed or unchampioned, thou diest. Sir W. Scott.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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