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championed

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cham⋅pi⋅on

  [cham-pee-uhn]
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–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.
–adjective
8. first among all contestants or competitors.
9. Informal. first-rate.
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.

Related forms:
cham⋅pi⋅on⋅less, adjective
cham⋅pi⋅on⋅like, adjective

Synonyms:
1. winner, victor. 4. defender, protector. 6. maintain, fight for, advocate.

Antonyms:
1. loser.
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cham·pi·on   (chām'pē-ən)   
n.  

  1. One that wins first place or first prize in a competition.

  2. One that is clearly superior or has the attributes of a winner: a champion at teaching.

  3. An ardent defender or supporter of a cause or another person: a champion of the homeless.

  4. One who fights; a warrior.

tr.v.   cham·pi·oned, cham·pi·on·ing, cham·pi·ons

  1. To fight for, defend, or support as a champion: championed the cause of civil rights. See Synonyms at support.

  2. Obsolete To defy or challenge.

adj.  

  1. Holding first place or prize: a champion show dog.

  2. Superior to all others: "the champion playboy of the Western World" (John Millington Synge).


[Middle English champioun, combatant, athlete, from Old French champion, from Medieval Latin campiō, campiōn-, from Latin campus, field.]
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Word Origin & History

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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