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champion

/ˈt͡ʃæm.pi.ən/

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What does champion mean?

noun

  1. An ongoing winner in a game or contest.
  2. Someone who is chosen to represent a group of people in a contest.
  3. Someone who fights for a cause or status.
More meanings (16)

noun

  1. Someone who fights on another's behalf.
  2. A particularly notable member of a plant species, such as one of great size.

adjective

  1. Acting as a champion; having defeated all one's competitors.
  2. Excellent; beyond compare.
  3. Excellent; brilliant; superb; deserving of high praise.

verb

  1. To promote, advocate, or act as a champion for (a cause, etc.).
  2. (obsolete) To challenge.

proper noun

  1. A surname.
  2. A village in Vulcan County, Alberta, Canada.
  3. A ghost town in California.
  4. A township and unincorporated community therein, in Marquette County, Michigan.
  5. A township in Wilkin County, Minnesota.
  6. A census-designated place in Chase County, Nebraska.
  7. A town and hamlet in Jefferson County, New York.
  8. A township in Trumbull County, Ohio.
  9. An unincorporated community in the town of Green Bay, Brown County, Wisconsin.
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IPA pronunciation

/ˈt͡ʃæm.pi.ən/

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But Ralph took his knight's cloak of red scarlet, and they lapped the wild-man therein, who had once been a champion beworshipped.
William MorrisThe Well at the World's End: A TaleProject Gutenberg ebook #169
Down in the midst was the champion, walking up and down proudly, with two men behind him to carry his heavy sword.
Sara Cone BryantHow to Tell Stories to Children, and Some Stories to TellProject Gutenberg ebook #474
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But by far the most terrible champion who now appeared was Cardinal Bellarmin, one of the greatest theologians the world has known.
Andrew Dickson WhiteHistory of the Warfare of Science with Theology in ChristendomProject Gutenberg ebook #505
He presented himself frequently before the lines of the enemy, either as a single champion or at the head of his troop.
William Gilmore SimmsThe Life of Francis MarionProject Gutenberg ebook #843
When I was young, as yet I am not old, I do remember how my father said A stouter champion never handled sword.
William ShakespeareThe Complete Works of William ShakespeareProject Gutenberg ebook #100