champion
A champion is a winner, or someone who’s really good at something. If you are a champion chess player, you are a superstar! When crowds sing Queen’s “We Are the Champions” at football games, they are celebrating the fact that their team won.
Champion comes from the Latin word campionem for “gladiator, fighter.” Rarr! No need to grab your sword, but a champion is also a person who fights for a cause. If you are the champion of fundraising, you keep pushing to raise money. As a verb, to champion means to protect or fight for something. You champion your little brother by defending him against meanies — no matter what, you are always on his side.
someone who has won first place in a competition
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synonyms:
champ, title-holder-
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record-breaker, record-holdersomeone who breaks a record
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type of:
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challenger, competition, competitor, contender, rivalthe contestant you hope to defeat
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record-breaker, record-holder
someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
holding first place in a contest
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champion show dog”-
synonyms:
prizewinning-
best(superlative of `good’) having the most positive qualities
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best
someone who fights for a cause
a person who backs a politician or a team etc.
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synonyms:
admirer, booster, friend, protagonist, supporter-
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anglophil, anglophilean admirer of England and things English
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believer, trustera supporter who accepts something as true
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Boswella devoted admirer and recorder of another’s words and deeds
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cheerleaderan enthusiastic and vocal supporter
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Confederatea supporter of the Confederate States of America
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corporatista supporter of corporatism
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enthusiast, partisan, partizanan ardent and enthusiastic supporter of some person or activity
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Francophil, Francophilean admirer of France and everything French
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free traderan advocate of unrestricted international trade
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functionalistan adherent of functionalism
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Jacobitea supporter of James II after he was overthrown or a supporter of the Stuarts
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loyalist, stalwarta person who is loyal to their allegiance (especially in times of revolt)
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New Dealera supporter of the economic policies in the United States known as the New Deal
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Graecophile, philhellene, philhellenistan admirer of Greece and everything Greek
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mainstay, pillara prominent supporter
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Roundheada supporter of parliament and Oliver Cromwell during the English Civil War
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secondersomeone who endorses a motion or petition as a necessary preliminary to a discussion or vote
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Shavianan admirer of G. B. Shaw or his works
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endorser, indorser, ratifier, subscribersomeone who expresses strong approval
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sympathiser, sympathizer, well-wishersomeone who shares your feelings or opinions and hopes that you will be successful
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toaster, wassailersomeone who proposes a toast; someone who drinks to the health of success of someone or some venture
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maintainer, sustainer, upholdersomeone who upholds or maintains
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verifier, vouchersomeone who vouches for another or for the correctness of a statement
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Whiga supporter of the American Revolution
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abiogenista believer in abiogenesis
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addict, freak, junkie, junky, nutsomeone who is so ardently devoted to something that it resembles an addiction
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apostlean ardent early supporter of a cause or reform
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backslappersomeone who demonstrates enthusiastic or excessive cordiality
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balletomanea ballet enthusiast
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bleeding heartsomeone who is excessively sympathetic toward those who claim to be exploited or underprivileged
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colonialista believer in colonialism
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Confederate soldiera soldier in the Army of the Confederacy during the American Civil War
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Confucian, Confucianista believer in the teachings of Confucius
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evolutionista person who believes in organic evolution
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fanatic, fienda person motivated by irrational enthusiasm (as for a cause)
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fellow traveler, fellow travellera communist sympathizer (but not a member of the Communist Party)
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gadgeteera person who delights in designing or building or using gadgets
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imperialista believer in imperialism
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Malthusiana believer in Malthusian theory
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shutterbuga photography enthusiast
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fan, rooter, sports fanan enthusiastic devotee of sports
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vitalistone who believes in vitalism
protect or fight for as a champion