champion
Other forms: champions; championed; championing
A champion is a winner, or someone who's really good at something. If you are a champion chess player, you are a superstar! When crowds sing Queen's "We Are the Champions" at football games, they are celebrating the fact that their team won.
Champion comes from the Latin word campionem for "gladiator, fighter." Rarr! No need to grab your sword, but a champion is also a person who fights for a cause. If you are the champion of fundraising, you keep pushing to raise money. As a verb, to champion means to protect or fight for something. You champion your little brother by defending him against meanies — no matter what, you are always on his side.
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someone who has won first place in a competitionsynonyms: champ, title-holdertypes:record-breaker, record-holdersomeone or something recognized for having done something better, faster, or to a greater degree than anyone elsetype of:
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someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
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holding first place in a contest“a champion show dog”synonyms: prizewinningbest(superlative of `good') having the most positive qualities
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someone who fights for a cause
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a person who backs a politician or a team etc.synonyms: admirer, booster, friend, protagonist, supportertypes:Boswella devoted admirer and recorder of another's words and deedscheerleaderan enthusiastic and vocal supporterConfederatea supporter of the Confederate States of Americacorporatista supporter of corporatismfree traderan advocate of unrestricted international tradefunctionalistan adherent of functionalismJacobitea supporter of James II after he was overthrown or a supporter of the StuartsNew Dealera supporter of the economic policies in the United States known as the New DealRoundheada supporter of parliament and Oliver Cromwell during the English Civil Warsecondersomeone who endorses a motion or petition as a necessary preliminary to a discussion or voteShavianan admirer of G. B. Shaw or his workssympathiser, sympathizer, well-wishersomeone who shares your feelings or opinions and hopes that you will be successfultoaster, wassailersomeone who proposes a toast; someone who drinks to the health of success of someone or some ventureWhiga supporter of the American Revolutionabiogenista believer in abiogenesisaddict, freak, junkie, junky, nutsomeone who is so ardently devoted to something that it resembles an addictionapostlean ardent early supporter of a cause or reformbackslappersomeone who demonstrates enthusiastic or excessive cordialityballetomanea ballet enthusiastbleeding heartsomeone who is excessively sympathetic toward those who claim to be exploited or underprivilegedcolonialista believer in colonialismConfederate soldiera soldier in the Army of the Confederacy during the American Civil Warevolutionista person who believes in organic evolutiongadgeteera person who delights in designing or building or using gadgetsimperialista believer in imperialismMalthusiana believer in Malthusian theoryshutterbuga photography enthusiastvitalistone who believes in vitalism
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protect or fight for as a champion
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