champion

CEFRB1

/ˈt͡ʃæm.pi.ən/

noun · verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A person or team that wins a competition.

  2. 02

    verb

    To publicly support a person, cause, or idea.

Examples

  • He defeated the champion in three sets.

  • The flyweight champion contended with a strong challenger.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
1

Also pronounced

  • /ˈt͡ʃæmp.jɪn/
  • /ˈt͡ʃæmpjən/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Someone who fights for a cause or status.

  2. Someone who is chosen to represent a group of people in a contest.

  3. An ongoing winner in a game or contest.

More examples

In context

  • The Japanese World Cup champion team came back home flushed with victory.

  • Barcelona is eligible to play in FIFA Club World Cup as the champion of Europe.

  • Emmeline Pankhurst was a champion of women's suffrage.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From Middle English champioun, from Old French champion, from Medieval Latin campio (“combatant in a duel, champion”), from Frankish *kampijō (“fighter”), from Proto-West Germanic *kampijō (“combat soldier”), a derivative of *kampijan (“to battle, to campaign”), itself a derivative of *kamp (“battlefield, battle”), ultimately a borrowing in West-Germanic from Latin campus (“a field, a plain, a place of action”). Cognate with Old English cæmpa, cempa (“soldier, warrior, champion”), Old High German kempfeo, kempfo (“fighter, warrior, champion”), whence archaic German Kempfe (“fighter”).