[cham-pee-uh
n] 
| 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. |
| 6. | to act as champion of; defend; support: to champion a cause. |
| 7. | Obsolete. to defy. |
[cham-pee-uhn] | Gow⋅er [gou-er] , 1921–80, U.S. choreographer. |
| 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). |
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."
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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