What does champion mean?
Definitions for champion
ˈtʃæm pi əncham·pi·on
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word champion.
Princeton's WordNet
champion, champ, title-holdernoun
someone who has won first place in a competition
champion, fighter, hero, paladinnoun
someone who fights for a cause
supporter, protagonist, champion, admirer, booster, friendnoun
a person who backs a politician or a team etc.
"all their supporters came out for the game"; "they are friends of the library"
ace, adept, champion, sensation, maven, mavin, virtuoso, genius, hotshot, star, superstar, whiz, whizz, wizard, wizadjective
someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
champion, prizewinningverb
holding first place in a contest
"a champion show dog"; "a prizewinning wine"
champion, defendverb
protect or fight for as a champion
Wiktionary
championnoun
Someone who has been a winner in a contest.
championnoun
Someone who is chosen to represent a group of people in a contest.
championverb
to promote, advocate, or act as a champion for
championadjective
Acting as a champion; that has defeated all one's competitors.
championadjective
Excellent; beyond compare.
championadjective
(predicative) (Ireland, colloquial) Excellent; superb; deserving of high praise.
"That roller coaster was champion," laughed Vinny.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
CHAMPIONnoun
Etymology: champion, Fr. campio, low Lat.
In many armies, if the matter should be tried by duel between two champions, the victory would go on the one side. Francis Bacon, Coll. of Good and Evil.
For hot, cold, moist, and dry, four champions fierce,
Strive here for mast’ry, and to battle bring
Their embryon atoms. Par. Lost, b. ii. l. 898.O light of Trojans, and support of Troy,
Thy father’s champion, and thy country’s joy! Dryden.At length the adverse admirals appear,
The two bold champions of each country’s right. Dryden.A stouter champion never handled sword. William Shakespeare, H. VI.
This makes you incapable of conviction, and they applaud themselves as zealous champions for truth, when indeed they are contending for errour. John Locke.
To Championverb
To challenge to the combat.
Etymology: from the noun.
The seed of Banquo, kings!
Rather than so, come, fate, into the list,
And champion me to th’ utterance. William Shakespeare, Macbeth.
Wikipedia
Champion
A champion (from the late Latin campio) is the victor in a challenge, contest or competition. There can be a territorial pyramid of championships, e.g. local, regional / provincial, state, national, continental and world championships, and even further (artificial) divisions at one or more of these levels, as in association football. Their champions can be accordingly styled, e.g. national champion, world champion.
ChatGPT
champion
A champion is a person, animal, team, or entity that has won a competition or contest in a particular activity, often sports, due to their superior skill, ability, or performance. It can also refer to someone who vigorously supports, defends, or fights for a cause, belief, or another person.
Webster Dictionary
Championverb
to furnish with a champion; to attend or defend as champion; to support or maintain; to protect
Wikidata
Champion
A champion is the victor in a challenge, contest or competition. There can be a territorial pyramid of championships, e.g. local, regional / provincial, state, national, continental and world championships, and even further divisions at one or more of these levels, as in soccer. Their champions can be accordingly styled, e.g. national champion, world champion. In certain disciplines, there are specific titles for champions, either descriptive, as the baspehlivan in Turkish oil wrestling, yokozuna in Japanese sumo wrestling; or copied from real life, such as the koenig and kaiser in traditional archery competitions in the Low Countries. ⁕In a broader sense, nearly any sort of competition can be considered a championship, and the winner of it a champion. Thus, there are championships for many non-sporting competitions such as spelling bees or wargames. In this context, it is used as a noun. An example would be, "Bianca is a CHAMPION". ⁕It is also possible to champion a cause. In an ideological sense, encompassing religion, a champion may be an evangelist, a visionary advocate who clears the field for the triumph of the idea. Or the champion may merely make a strong case for a new corporate division to a resistant board of directors. Such a champion may take on responsibility for publicizing the project and garnering funding. But in this case he or she is beyond a simple promoter. The word is thus used as a verb. An example is, "The fundraiser championed rights for everyone."
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Champion
cham′pi-un, n. one who fights in single combat for himself or for another: one who defends a cause: a successful combatant: in boxing, running, &c., one who has excelled all others: a hero:—fem. Cham′pioness.—adj. acting as champion, first: first-class.—v.t. (obs.) to challenge: to defend: to support.—n. Cham′pionship. [Fr.,—Low L. campio, campion-em—L. campus, a plain, a place for games.]
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
champion
The great champion of England, who at the coronation of the sovereign throws down his gauntlet, and defies all comers. Held at the coronations of George IV., William IV., and Victoria, by a naval officer, a middy in 1821.
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Surnames Frequency by Census Records
CHAMPION
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Champion is ranked #2058 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Champion surname appeared 17,527 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 6 would have the surname Champion.
71.4% or 12,525 total occurrences were White.
20.1% or 3,533 total occurrences were Black.
5.4% or 962 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
2% or 363 total occurrences were of two or more races.
0.4% or 79 total occurrences were Asian.
0.3% or 67 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'champion' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3088
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'champion' in Nouns Frequency: #983
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of champion in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of champion in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of champion in a Sentence
If Raymond is loved so much, it's because he was a great champion, of course, but also because he was a person of great humanity, his values of courage, of work, of respect for your roots, for where you're from, are eternal.
These same authorities on racism champion the U.N.'s racist Durban Declaration, support the U.N.'s rampant discriminatory treatmentof the Jewish state, and turn a blind eye to modern forms of anti-Semitism. So their sudden concern with anti-Semitism in the United States appears disingenuous, to say the least.
In the next decade, we want to become the global champion of the industry.
Wilma Rudolph, "Wilma: The Story of Wilma Rudolph":
Winning is great, sure, but if you are really going to do something in life, the secret is learning how to lose. Nobody goes undefeated all the time. If you can pick up after a crushing defeat, and go on to win again, you are going to be a champion someday.
The Sexyweight Champion of the World
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- بطلArabic
- шампио́н, отличен, защитник, защитавам, поборник, подкрепямBulgarian
- mistr, šampión, přeborníkCzech
- hyrwyddwrWelsh
- mester, forfægte, champion, mesterlig, forsvare, førsteklassesDanish
- Meister, Gewinner, Sieger, ChampionGerman
- προασπίζω, πρωταθλητής, υπερασπίζομαι, υπέρμαχος, υπερασπιστήςGreek
- ĉampionoEsperanto
- campeónSpanish
- [[taistella]] [[joku, puolustaa, mestariFinnish
- meistariFaroese
- championne, championner, championFrench
- curadh, seaimpínIrish
- gaisgeachScottish Gaelic
- אלופה, אלוףHebrew
- bajnokHungarian
- չեմպիոնArmenian
- juara, pemenangIndonesian
- campionessa, campioneItalian
- チャンピオン, 優勝者, 擁護者Japanese
- បុរសចើងឯក, នារីចើងឯកKhmer
- ಚಾಂಪಿಯನ್Kannada
- 챔피언Korean
- propugnator, propugnatrix, praeses, adversaria, adversariusLatin
- papatūMāori
- eerste klasse, meesterlijk, voorvechter, voorvechten, kampioenDutch
- championNorwegian
- اتله, اتلPashto, Pushto
- campeãoPortuguese
- campion, campioanăRomanian
- защи́тница, защища́ть, защи́тник, победи́тельница, чемпио́н, побо́рник, отста́ивать, побо́рница, чемпио́нка, победи́тельRussian
- zagovornik, pobornik, pobednik, prvakSerbo-Croatian
- majster, šampión, preborníkSlovak
- prvakSlovene
- kampionAlbanian
- mästare, vinnare, kämpa förSwedish
- bingwaSwahili
- şampiyonTurkish
- چیمپیئنUrdu
- quán quânVietnamese
- מײַסטערYiddish
- 冠軍Chinese
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