Cham·pi·on (ch mp y n), Gower 1921-1980. American dancer who choreographed and directed many musicals, including Hello Dolly! (1964). |
cham·pi·on (chmp -n)n. 1. One that wins first place or first prize in a competition. 2. One that is clearly superior or has the attributes of a winner: a champion at teaching. 3. An ardent defender or supporter of a cause or another person: a champion of the homeless. 4. One who fights; a warrior. tr.v. cham·pi·oned, cham·pi·on·ing, cham·pi·ons 1. To fight for, defend, or support as a champion: championed the cause of civil rights. See Synonyms at support. 2. Obsolete To defy or challenge. adj. 1. Holding first place or prize: a champion show dog. 2. Superior to all others: "the champion playboy of the Western World" (John Millington Synge). [Middle English champioun, combatant, athlete, from Old French champion, from Medieval Latin campi  , campin-, from Latin campus, field.] |
champion [ˈtʃæmpɪən]
n
1.
a. a person who has defeated all others in a competition a chess champion
b. (as modifier) a champion team
2.
a. a plant or animal that wins first place in a show, etc.
b. (as modifier) a champion marrow
3. a person who defends a person or cause champion of the underprivileged
4. (Historical Terms) (formerly) a warrior or knight who did battle for another, esp a king or queen, to defend their rights or honour
adj
Northern English dialect first rate; excellent
adv
Northern English dialect very well; excellently
vb (tr)
to support; defend we champion the cause of liberty
[from Old French, from Late Latin campiō, from Latin campus field, battlefield]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  champion - someone who has won first place in a competitionrecord-breaker, record-holder - someone who breaks a record challenger, competitor, contender, rival, competition - the contestant you hope to defeat; "he had respect for his rivals"; "he wanted to know what the competition was doing" |
| 2. | champion - someone who fights for a cause | |
| 3. |  champion - a person who backs a politician or a team etc.; "all their supporters came out for the game"; "they are friends of the library"anglophil, anglophile - an admirer of England and things English Boswell - a devoted admirer and recorder of another's words and deeds cheerleader - an enthusiastic and vocal supporter; "he has become a cheerleader for therapeutic cloning" Confederate - a supporter of the Confederate States of America corporatist - a supporter of corporatism Francophil, Francophile - an admirer of France and everything French free trader - an advocate of unrestricted international trade functionalist - an adherent of functionalism Jacobite - a supporter of James II after he was overthrown or a supporter of the Stuarts New Dealer - a supporter of the economic policies in the United States known as the New Deal Roundhead - a supporter of parliament and Oliver Cromwell during the English Civil War seconder - someone who endorses a motion or petition as a necessary preliminary to a discussion or vote Shavian - an admirer of G. B. Shaw or his works well-wisher, sympathiser, sympathizer - someone who shares your feelings or opinions and hopes that you will be successful toaster, wassailer - someone who proposes a toast; someone who drinks to the health of success of someone or some venture maintainer, sustainer, upholder - someone who upholds or maintains; "firm upholders of tradition"; "they are sustainers of the idea of democracy" Whig - a supporter of the American Revolution | |
| 4. |  champion - someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any fieldhotshot, maven, mavin, superstar, virtuoso, whiz, whizz, wiz, wizard, adept, sensation, star, genius, ace expert - a person with special knowledge or ability who performs skillfully track star - a star runner | |
| Verb | 1. | champion - protect or fight for as a champion |
| Adj. | 1. | champion - holding first place in a contest; "a champion show dog"; "a prizewinning wine" best - (superlative of `good') having the most positive qualities; "the best film of the year"; "the best solution"; "the best time for planting"; "wore his best suit" |
champion
Translations
champion [ˈtʃæmpɪən]
A. N → campeón/ona m/f; [of cause] → defensor(a) m/f, paladín m
boxing champion → campeón m de boxeo
world champion → campeón m mundial
boxing champion → campeón m de boxeo
world champion → campeón m mundial
B. ADJ
C. VT → defender, abogar por
champion
n
(Sport) → Meister(in) m(f), → Champion m; champions (= team) → Meister m; world champion → Weltmeister(in) m(f); boxing champion → Boxchampion m; heavyweight champion of the world → Weltmeister m → im Schwergewicht
(of a cause) → Verfechter m
adj
(= prizewinning) → siegreich; dog, bull, show animal → preisgekrönt; champion boxer → erfolgreicher Boxer; champion horse (Racing) → Turfsieger m; (Show-jumping) → siegreiches Turnierpferd
vt person, action, cause → eintreten für, sich engagieren für
champion [ˈtʃæmpjən]
champion [ˈtʃæmpjən]
champion [ˈtʃæmpjən]
n champion [ˈtʃӕmpiən]
1 in games, competitions etc, a competitor who has defeated all others this year's golf champion; (also adjective ) a champion boxer. kampioen بَطَل шамион šampión mester der/die Sieger(in);Sieges... πρωταθλητής campeón meister قهرمان mestari champion/-onne אָלוּף विजेता slavodobitnik, pobjednik bajnok juara meistari campione, campionessa チャンピオン 우승자 čempionas čempions; uzvarētāj-; čempiona- juara kampioen mester, vinner mistrz campeão campion чемпион preborník prvak šampion mästare, champion ผู้ชนะเลิศ şampiyon 冠軍 чемпіон, переможець میر کھلاڑی nhà vô địch 冠军
2 a person who defends a cause a champion of human rights. kampvegter حامٍ، مُدافِع عَن борец bojovník (za) forkæmper der Verfechter υπέρμαχος, υπερασπιστής defensor (millegi eest) võitleja مدافع puolustaja champion/-onne לוֹחֵם हिमायती branitelj, vitez bajnok pendekar málssvari, baráttumaður difensore 闘士 옹호자 gynėjas aizstāvis pejuang voorvechter forkjemper orędownik defensor apărător поборник bojovník (za) zagovornik pobornik förkämpe นักต่อสู้ savunucu 捍衛者 поборник, захисник کسی مقصد کے لئے جان لڑا دینے والا chiến sỹ 拥护者
v
to defend or support He championed the cause of human rights for many years. bepleit, veg vir, voorstaan يُدافِعُ عَن подкрепям bojovat (za) forsvare; kæmpe for eintreten für μάχομαι για defender (millegi eest) võitlema دفاع کردن؛ حمایت کردن taistella jonkin puolesta se faire le champion de לְהִלָחֵם לְמָעַן किसी सिद्वान्त का समर्थन या हिमायत करना braniti síkra száll (vmiért) membela verja, berjast fyrir difendere 擁護する 지지하다 ginti aizstāvēt berjuang verdedigen kjempe for, gå i bresjen for bronić, walczyć defender a se lupta pentru защищать; отстаивать bojovať za zagovarjati, zavzemati se boriti se za kämpa för ปกป้อง savunmak, müdafaa etmek 捍衛，擁護 захищати, боротися جان لڑانا đấu tranh cho 拥护
championship
1 a contest held to decide who is the champion The tennis championship will be decided this afternoon. kampioenskapsbyeenkoms بُطولَه шампионат šampionát mesterskab die Meisterschaft πρωτάθλημα campeonato meistrivõistlused قهرمانی mestaruus championnat אָלִיפוּת प्रतियोगिता prvenstvo bajnokság kejuaraan meistarakeppni campionato 選手権 선수권 čempionatas, pirmenybės čempionāts; meistarsacīkstes kejohanan kampioenschap mesterskap mistrzostwa campeonato campionat первенство majstrovstvo prvenstvo šampionat mästerskap การชิงตำแหน่งชนะเลิศ şampiyona, şampiyonluk 錦標賽 першість, чемпіонат مقابلہ danh hiệu quán quân 锦标赛
2 the act of defending or supporting his championship of civil rights. bepleiting مُدافَعَةٌ عَن защита boj (za) kæmpen for das Eintreten υπεράσπιση defensa (millegi eest) võitlemine حمایت؛ دفاع puolustaminen défense הִלָחָמוּת לְמָעַן किसी सिद्वान्त का समर्थन या हिमायत करने की क्रिया poborništvo síkra szállás dukungan stuðningur, barátta difesa 擁護 옹호, 지지 gynimas aizstāvēšana memperjuangkan het verdedigen forsvar/støtte for obrona defesa apărare поборничество boj (za) zavzemanje zauzimanje za försvar, kamp för การต่อสู้ป้องกัน savunma 捍衛，擁護 захист حمایت ، امداد کرنے کا عمل bảo vệ; đấu tranh cho 拥护
Champion → بطل mistr mester Sieger πρωταθλητής campeón mestari champion šampion campione 優勝者 챔피언 kampioen mester mistrz campeão чемпион mästare ผู้ชนะเลิศ şampiyon nhà vô địch 冠军
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