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 a tennis champion; also : one who shows marked superiority a champion at selling
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Examples of champion in a Sentence
the heavyweight boxing champion of the world
Our team will play the defending champions next week.
the newly crowned national champions
He was a champion for the working classes.
Recent Examples of champion from the Web
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Such deals often seem intended to spawn national champions, not to pare overcapacity.
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British Open champions at Royal Birkdale: Peter Thomson (1954, 1965), Arnold Palmer (1961), Lee Trevino (1971), Johnny Miller (1976), Tom Watson (1983), Ian Baker-Finch (1991), Mark O'Meara (1998), Padraig Harrington (2008).
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Chandler was Arizona 6A champion last season and is ranked in MaxPreps’ Preseason Top 100.
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As a senior, he was supposed to be the team captain — in practice if not in name — for a group trying to repeat as Big Ten champions.
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The San Jose Earthquakes beat the LA Galaxy 3-2 and Sporting Kansas City knocked out defending champion FC Dallas 3-0.
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The primary champion of a Space Corps is Republican Rep. Mike Rogers of Alabama, who chairs the Strategic Forces Subcommittee and introduced the Space Corps provision to the NDAA.
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The co-champions of last year's tournament get together again Saturday at Naperbrook Golf Course and Sunday at Springbrook with a chance to settle over 36 holes what last year's storms prevented them from finishing.
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Why can’t Mayor Garcetti champion this practical commuting solution instead of a pie-in-the-sky monorail?
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Origin and Etymology of champion
Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin campion-, campio, of West Germanic origin; akin to Old English cempa warrior
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Definition of champion
Examples of champion in a Sentence
She is a lawyer who champions children's rights.
Our senator championed the idea of lowering taxes.
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Back before Buffy and Katniss, Besson was one of the only directors championing stories with women as action leads.
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The latest S-class introduced Mercedes’ progressive and opulent interiors, Audi’s A8 champions intuitive tech, and the Cadillac CT6 is the driver’s choice.
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Merkel recently expressed support for a ban on full-face veils—a position that was initially championed by the AfD. Mai is sticking to his story about the migrant mob—though the publicity has been bad for business.
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The Mexican medical marijuana bill championed by President Enrique Peña, who is not a bold politician, is quite limited.
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The administration’s moves to restrict reproductive rights have been championed by vocal opponents of abortion, such as Marjorie Dannenfelser’s Susan B. Anthony List, as integral to their mission to outlaw abortion.
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In his eight years on Capitol Hill, Congressman Jared Polis has doggedly championed cannabis legalization.
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Written in part to assail the internet, Erhard’s song was championed by it.
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First Known Use of champion
circa 1616
Synonym Discussion of champion
CHAMPION Defined for English Language Learners
champion
playDefinition of champion for English Language Learners
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: someone or something (such as a team or an animal) that has won a contest or competition especially in sports
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: someone who fights or speaks publicly in support of a person, belief, cause, etc.
champion
Definition of champion for English Language Learners
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: to fight or speak publicly in support of (a person, belief, cause, etc.)
CHAMPION Defined for Kids
Definition of champion for Students
1 : a person who fights or speaks for another person or in favor of a cause a champion of equal rights
2 : a person accepted as better than all others in a sport or in a game of skill
3 : the winner of first place in a competition
Definition of champion for Students
championed
;championing
: to fight or speak publicly in support of championing a cause
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