Definition of champion

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cham·pi·on    (chmp-n) KEY 

NOUN:

1. One that wins first place or first prize in a competition.
2. One that is clearly superior or has the attributes of a winner: a champion at teaching.
3. An ardent defender or supporter of a cause or another person: a champion of the homeless.
4. One who fights; a warrior.

TRANSITIVE VERB:
cham·pi·oned, cham·pi·on·ing, cham·pi·ons

1. To fight for, defend, or support as a champion: championed the cause of civil rights. See Synonyms at support.
2. Obsolete To defy or challenge.

ADJECTIVE:

1. Holding first place or prize: a champion show dog.
2. Superior to all others: "the champion playboy of the Western World" (John Millington Synge).

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ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English champioun, combatant, athlete, from Old French champion, from Medieval Latin campi, campin-, from Latin campus, field