champion
[ cham-pee-uhn ]
/ ˈtʃæm pi ən /
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noun
verb (used with object)
to act as champion of; defend; support: to champion a cause.
Obsolete. to defy.
adjective
first among all contestants or competitors.
Informal. first-rate.
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Origin of champion
1175–1225; Middle English <Old French <Late Latin campiōn- (stem of campiō) <West Germanic *kampiōn-, equivalent to kamp- battle (<Latin campus field, battlefield) + -iōn- noun suffix; compare Old English cempa warrior, etc.
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Champion
[ cham-pee-uhn ]
/ ˈtʃæm pi ən /
noun
Gow·er [gou-er], /ˈgaʊ ər/, 1921–80, U.S. choreographer.
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Word Origin for champion
C13: from Old French, from Late Latin campiō, from Latin campus field, battlefield
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