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champion definition

cham·pion (c̸ham′pē ən)

noun

  1. a valiant fighter
  2. a person who fights for another or for a cause; defender; protector; supporter a champion of the oppressed
  3. a winner of first place or first prize in a competition

Etymology: OFr (? via Gmc *kampjo) < LL campio, gladiator < L campus, field: see campus

adjective

winning or capable of winning first place; excelling over all others

transitive verb

  1. to fight for; defend; support
  2. Obsolete to challenge to a fight

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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