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champion

5 ENTRIES FOUND:

1cham·pi·on

noun \ˈcham-pē-ən\

Definition of CHAMPION

2
: a militant advocate or defender <a champion of civil rights>
3
: one that does battle for another's rights or honor <God will raise me up a champion — Sir Walter Scott>
4
: a winner of first prize or first place in competition; also : one who shows marked superiority <a champion at selling>

Examples of CHAMPION

  1. the heavyweight boxing champion of the world
  2. Our team will play the defending champions next week.
  3. the newly crowned national champions
  4. He was a champion for the working classes.

Origin of CHAMPION

Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin campion-, campio, of West Germanic origin; akin to Old English cempa warrior
First Known Use: 13th century

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