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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.
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Origin:
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.
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.
Related forms
cham·pi·on·less, adjective
cham·pi·on·like, adjective
non·cham·pi·on, noun
pre·cham·pi·oned, adjective
un·cham·pi·oned, 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.
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Word Origin & History
champion
early 13c., from O.Fr. champion, from L.L. campionem (nom. campio) "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.
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