champion
An ongoing winner in a game or contest.
Noun 4 meanings
An ongoing winner in a game or contest.
“The defending champion is expected to defeat his challenger.”
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.”
Someone who fights for a cause or status.
“Emmeline Pankhurst was a champion of women's suffrage.”
Someone who fights on another's behalf.
“champion of the poor”
Adjective 2 meanings
Acting as a champion; having defeated all one's competitors.
“a champion bodybuilder”
Excellent; beyond compare.
Verb 1 meaning
To promote, advocate, or act as a champion for (a cause, etc.).
Etymology
From Middle English champioun, from Old French champion, from Medieval Latin campio (“combatant in a duel, champion”), from Frankish *kampijō (“fighter”), from Proto-West Germanic *kampijō (“combat soldier”), a derivative of *kampijan (“to battle, to campaign”), itself a derivative of *kamp (“battlefield, battle”), ultimately a borrowing in West-Germanic from Latin campus (“a field, a plain, a place of action”).
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CHAMPION at a glance
CHAMPION has 8 letters and scores 17 points in Scrabble (C 3 + H 4 + A 1 + M 3 + P 3 + I 1 + O 1 + N 1) and 20 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #2,326 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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