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champion

//ˈt͡ʃæm.pi.ən//

Noun

A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Adjective

A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.

Verb

A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

Note for champion

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Forms

Noun

A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Plural
champions

Verb

A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

present (v1)
champion
past (v2)
championed
past participle (v3)
championed
present participle
championing
3rd person singular
champions

Definitions

Noun

A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

  1. 1.An ongoing winner in a game or contest.

    • The defending champion is expected to defeat his challenger.
    • Curry, a four-time NBA champion with the Warriors, played for the Wildcats for three seasons between 2006 and 2009, where he was twice named conference player of the year.
  2. 2.Someone who is chosen to represent a group of people in a contest.

    • Barcelona is eligible to play in FIFA Club World Cup as the champion of Europe.
  3. 3.Someone who fights for a cause or status.

    • Emmeline Pankhurst was a champion of women's suffrage.
    • Specific outcomes from this policy included the appointment of a Digital Champion to drive forward the efforts to get more of the excluded to be included.
  4. 4.Someone who fights on another's behalf.

Adjective

A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.

  1. 1.Excellent; beyond compare.

  2. 2.Acting as a champion; having defeated all one's competitors.

Verb

A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

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

    • While obviously championing the Bluebell [Railway], Beardmore is keen for the 'big railway' to consider utilising what preserved railways can provide.

Frequency

Overall

Uncommon· #2865

By learning goal

Everyday conversation
Rare
General reading & writing
Uncommon
Academic
Rare
Literature
Rare

Related words

Word family

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *kh₂em-der.

Proto-Indo-European *kh₂ém-po-s

Proto-Italic *kampos

Latin campusbor.

Proto-West Germanic *kamp

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Germanic *-janą

Proto-West Germanic *-jan

Proto-West Germanic *kampijan

Proto-Germanic *-jô

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