Transcription
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- [cham-pee-uh n]
- /ˈtʃæm pi ən/
- /ˈtʃæm.pi.ən/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [cham-pee-uh n]
- /ˈtʃæm pi ən/
Definitions of champion word
- countable noun champion A champion is someone who has won the first prize in a competition, contest, or fight. 3
- countable noun champion If you are a champion of a person, a cause, or a principle, you support or defend them. 3
- verb champion If you champion a person, a cause, or a principle, you support or defend them. 3
- noun champion a person who has defeated all others in a competition 3
- noun champion (as modifier) 3
- noun champion a plant or animal that wins first place in a show, etc 3
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Origin of champion
First appearance:
before 1175 One of the 8% oldest English words
1175-1225; Middle English < Old French < Late Latin campiōn- (stem of campiō) < West Germanic *kampiōn-, equivalent to kamp- battle (< Latin campus field, battlefield) + -iōn- noun suffix; compare Old English cempa warrior, etc.
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Parts of speech for Champion
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
champion popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
champion usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for champion
noun champion
- hero — a person noted for courageous acts or nobility of character: He became a local hero when he saved the drowning child.
- number one — oneself, especially one's own well-being or interests: to look out for number one.
- winner — a person or thing that wins; victor.
- challenger — A challenger is someone who competes with you for a position or title that you already have, for example being a sports champion or a political leader.
- champ — A champ is the same as a champion.
verb champion
- defend — If you defend someone or something, you take action in order to protect them.
- promote — to help or encourage to exist or flourish; further: to promote world peace.
- uphold — to support or defend, as against opposition or criticism: He fought the duel to uphold his family's honor.
- contend — If you have to contend with a problem or difficulty, you have to deal with it or overcome it.
- battle — A battle is a violent fight between groups of people, especially one between military forces during a war.
adjective champion
- best — Best is the superlative of good.
- super — Informal. a superintendent, especially of an apartment house. supermarket. supernumerary. supervisor.
- unbeaten — not struck, pounded, or whipped: unbeaten eggs.
- undefeated — to overcome in a contest, election, battle, etc.; prevail over; vanquish: They defeated the enemy. She defeated her brother at tennis.
- boss — Your boss is the person in charge of the organization or department where you work.
Antonyms for champion
noun champion
- opponent — a person who is on an opposing side in a game, contest, controversy, or the like; adversary.
- loser — a person, team, nation, etc., that loses: The visiting team was the loser in the series.
- antagonist — Your antagonist is your opponent or enemy.
- opposition — the action of opposing, resisting, or combating.
verb champion
adjective champion
- auxiliary — An auxiliary is a person who is employed to assist other people in their work. Auxiliaries are often medical workers or members of the armed forces.
- bad — If you say that it is bad that something happens, you mean it is unacceptable, unfortunate, or wrong.
- inferior — lower in station, rank, degree, or grade (often followed by to): a rank inferior to colonel.
- least — small in size; not big; not large; tiny: a little desk in the corner of the room.
- lower — to cause to descend; let or put down: to lower a flag.
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See also
Matching words
- Words starting with c
- Words starting with ch
- Words starting with cha
- Words starting with cham
- Words starting with champ
- Words starting with champi
- Words starting with champio
- Words starting with champion