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cham⋅pi⋅on
[cham-pee-uh
n] 
–noun
| 1. | a person who has defeated all opponents in a competition or series of competitions, so as to hold first place: the heavyweight boxing champion. |
| 2. | anything that takes first place in competition: the champion of a cattle show. |
| 3. | an animal that has won a certain number of points in officially recognized shows: This dog is a champion. |
| 4. | a person who fights for or defends any person or cause: a champion of the oppressed. |
| 5. | a fighter or warrior. |
–verb (used with object)
| 6. | to act as champion of; defend; support: to champion a cause. |
| 7. | Obsolete. to defy. |
Origin:
1175–1225; ME < OF < LL campiōn- (s. of campiō) < WGmc *kampiōn-, equiv. to kamp- battle (< L campus field, battlefield) + -iōn- n. suffix; cf. OE cempa warrior, etc.
1175–1225; ME < OF < LL campiōn- (s. of campiō) < WGmc *kampiōn-, equiv. to kamp- battle (< L campus field, battlefield) + -iōn- n. suffix; cf. OE cempa warrior, etc.
Related forms:
cham⋅pi⋅on⋅less, adjective
cham⋅pi⋅on⋅like, adjective
Synonyms:
1. winner, victor. 4. defender, protector. 6. maintain, fight for, advocate.
1. winner, victor. 4. defender, protector. 6. maintain, fight for, advocate.
Antonyms:
1. loser.
1. loser.
Cham⋅pi⋅on
[cham-pee-uhn] –noun
| Gow⋅er [gou-er] , 1921–80, U.S. choreographer. |
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| cham·pi·on (chām'pē-ən) n.
[Middle English champioun, combatant, athlete, from Old French champion, from Medieval Latin campiō, campiōn-, from Latin campus, field.] |
| Cham·pi·on (chāmp'yən) American dancer who choreographed and directed many musicals, including Hello Dolly! (1964). |
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Champion
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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : champion
Spanish:
campeón,
German:
der, *die Sieger(in);Sieges…,
Japanese:
チャンピオン
champion
c.1225, from O.Fr. champion, from L.L. campio (acc. campionem) "gladiator, combatant in the field," from L. campus "field (of combat)" (see campus). Had been borrowed earlier by O.E. as cempa. The verb "to fight for, defend, protect" is from 1820. Championship is from 1825.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Champion
(1 Sam. 17:4, 23), properly "the man between the two," denoting the position of Goliath between the two camps. Single combats of this kind at the head of armies were common in ancient times. In ver. 51 this word is the rendering of a different Hebrew word, and properly denotes "a mighty man."
Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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champion
one who fights in behalf of another. During the Middle Ages a feature of Anglo-Norman law was trial by battle, a procedure in which guilt or innocence was decided by a test of arms. Clergy, children, women, and persons disabled by age or infirmity had the right to nominate champions to fight by proxy.
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