 champion |
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| 1. | [ noun ] (games) someone who has won first place in a competition | |
| Synonyms: | title-holder champ | |
| Related terms: | rival record-breaker | |
| 2. | [ verb ] protect or fight for as a champion | |
| Synonyms: | defend | |
| Related terms: | back defender | |
| 3. | [ noun ] someone who fights for a cause | |
| Synonyms: | hero fighter paladin | |
| Related terms: | defender infracaninophile crusade | |
| 4. | [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 1899 | |
| 5. | [ adjective ] holding first place in a contest | |
| Synonyms: | prizewinning | |
| Examples: | "a champion show dog" "a prizewinning wine" |
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| Related terms: | best | |
| 6. | [ noun ] someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field | |
| Synonyms: | star wizard ace whiz virtuoso sensation hotshot genius whizz maven mavin superstar wiz adept | |
| Related terms: | expert track_star star | |
| 7. | [ adjective ] clearly superior or having the attributes of a winner | |
| Examples: | "a champion at teaching" |
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| Related terms: | superior | |
| 8. | [ noun ] a person who backs a politician or a team etc. | |
| Synonyms: | supporter admirer protagonist friend booster | |
| Examples: | "all their supporters came out for the game" "they are friends of the library" |
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| Related terms: | advocate convert Confederate loyalist free_trader enthusiast believer seconder subscriber Francophile Whig Jacobite functionalist Cavalier verifier Shavian maintainer sympathizer philhellene boswell new_dealer toaster anglophile Roundhead pillar cheerleader promote defend back | |
| Similar spelling: |
Champine campion Campione chomping Champney camping |
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