champion
a person who has defeated all opponents in a competition or series of competitions, so as to hold first place: the heavyweight boxing champion.
anything that takes first place in competition: the champion of a cattle show.
an animal that has won a certain number of points in officially recognized shows: This dog is a champion.
a person who fights for or defends any person or cause: a champion of the oppressed.
a fighter or warrior.
to act as champion of; defend; support: to champion a cause.
Obsolete. to defy.
first among all contestants or competitors.
Informal. first-rate.
Origin of champion
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Other words from champion
- cham·pi·on·less, adjective
- cham·pi·on·like, adjective
- non·cham·pi·on, noun
- pre·cham·pi·oned, adjective
- un·cham·pi·oned, adjective
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Gow·er [gou-er], /ˈgaʊ ər/, 1921–80, U.S. choreographer.
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How to use champion in a sentence
You’re still picking one of three starter Pokémon, battling your rivals, catching Pokémon to create teams of six, taking on eight challenges, battling four elite trainers, defeating a villainous organization and becoming the champion.
‘Pokémon Legends Arceus’ is the game mainline Pokémon fans have been begging for | Jhaan Elker | February 26, 2021 | Washington PostFive-time world champion Simone Biles, the sport’s biggest name, is not competing.
For competition-starved U.S. gymnasts, Winter Cup will measure Olympic readiness | Liz Clarke | February 26, 2021 | Washington PostSilver had been speaking as part of an HBO feature on Ujiri, who rose from youth coach in Nigeria to the architect of an NBA champion.
Adam Silver says he regrets comments about Finals incident involving Raptors’ Masai Ujiri | Des Bieler | February 26, 2021 | Washington PostThe lawsuit from the two-time Olympic champion challenges restrictions on testosterone levels in female athletes that prevents certain women from participating in international sports competitions.
Olympic Champion Caster Semenya Is Taking Her Fight to Compete to the European Court of Human Rights | Suyin Haynes | February 25, 2021 | TimeI wasn’t prepared for the grooming, gaslighting, and manipulation that I experienced at the hands of Eric Schneiderman, and part of what drew me to him was that he was a champion of women.
We are looking forward to working closely with this champion of liberty.
Vaclav Klaus, Libertarian Hero, Has His Wings Clipped by Cato Institute | James Kirchick | December 22, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe 41-year-old claims she met the Olympic champion on Tinder, and they fell in love.
Exclusive: Michael Phelps’s Intersex Self-Proclaimed Girlfriend, Taylor Lianne Chandler, Tells All | Aurora Snow | November 26, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHe could be remade into a defender of the environment, a preserver of habitats and champion of rainforest ecology.
Can Tarzan of the Apes Survive in a Post-Colonial World? | Ted Gioia | November 23, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe daughter of an Eritrean refugee, Girma has an impressive resume: In 2013, she was named a White House “champion of Change.”
TEDx Talks Have a Disability Problem—but This Incredible Young Woman Is Working to Change That | Nina Strochlic | November 5, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAs Campbell says, “the hero is a champion of things becoming, not of things become.”
The Walking Dead’s Luke Skywalker: Rick Grimes Is the Perfect Modern-Day Mythical Hero | Regina Lizik | October 28, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTI am an easiful old pagan, and I am not angry with you at all—you funny, little champion of the Most High.
God and my Neighbour | Robert BlatchfordThe hero of the adventure does not compete with any number of knights, but is each day confronted with a chosen champion.
The Three Days' Tournament | Jessie L. WestonRobert Nelson's sobriety of judgment and sound practical sense made him a far more effective champion.
The English Church in the Eighteenth Century | Charles J. Abbey and John H. OvertonDuncan was a perfect champion; his strength and activity were marvellous, and his mirth uproarious.
Eric, or Little by Little | Frederic W. FarrarNow there was a man in her dominions whose name was Alwin, a mighty champion & holmgangsman.
The Sagas of Olaf Tryggvason and of Harald The Tyrant (Harald Haardraade) | Snorri Sturluson
British Dictionary definitions for champion
/ (ˈtʃæmpɪən) /
a person who has defeated all others in a competition: a chess champion
(as modifier): a champion team
a plant or animal that wins first place in a show, etc
(as modifier): a champion marrow
a person who defends a person or cause: champion of the underprivileged
(formerly) a warrior or knight who did battle for another, esp a king or queen, to defend their rights or honour
Northern English dialect first rate; excellent
Northern English dialect very well; excellently
to support; defend: we champion the cause of liberty
Origin of champion
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