champion Definition
cham·pion (c̸ham′pē ən)
noun
- a valiant fighter
- a person who fights for another or for a cause; defender; protector; supporter a champion of the oppressed
- a winner of first place or first prize in a competition
Etymology: OFr (? via Gmc *kampjo) < LL campio, gladiator < L campus, field: see campus
adjective
winning or capable of winning first place; excelling over all others
transitive verb
- to fight for; defend; support
- Obsolete to challenge to a fight
champion Synonyms
champion
n.
A winner
prizewinner, titleholder, victor, vanquisher; see hero 1, heroine 1, winner.A defender
champion Usage Examples
Converse of object
- reign: The Worthing women had a full minute in hand over reigning champions Arena 80 in the senior womenâs race with Phoenix taking third spot.
- defend: Defending champion Ron Jones from Wales found himself in a slightly strange situation.
- crown: Had Ashington won, they would have been crowned champions.
- beat: We now look forward to the East Championships, having beaten the champions.
Adjective modifier
- heavyweight: Having four heavyweight champions is like having four kings of England.
- Olympic: In Athens, he became the first Olympic champion from Britain in the one-handed lift.
- undisputed: He remains determined to be boxing's undisputed heavyweight champion.
- ilt: New roles of online tutor and ILT Champions have been created and a new administrator post has been created in technical support.
- former: Do you know more than 1 former world champion?
- junior: The European junior champion won a fine men's singles tussle with Nathan Rice of Bucks.
Modifies a noun
- boxer: It reminds me of those occasions when world champion boxers fight no-hopers in between serious bouts, just to keep their hand in.
- league: Different competition mate, whole new ball game league form against champions league is simply not comparable.
- swimmer: I was always aware that he was a world champion swimmer, however I didnât realize quite how special he is.
- joseph: And took up the development of wsop champion joseph quot legends of.
Noun used with modifier
- boxing: Wayne Rooney has ' challenged ' boxing champion Ricky Hatton to a fight.
- middleweight: He was proud of the fact that he once sparred with Bo-Bo Alson who was to become the middleweight champion of the world.
- wsop: And took up the development of wsop champion joseph quot legends of.
- chess: The former chess champion Garry Kasparov, now active in Russian politics, wishes we wouldn't.
- world: You never know, the next world champion may soon be knocking on your door!
- league: Sport | New Zealand News UK HOCKEY: North Harbor are the surprise national hockey league women's champions.. .
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