Meaning of champion | Babel Free

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1. An ongoing winner in a game or contest.
2. A surname.
3. Exceptionally good of its kind:ace, banner, blue-ribbon, brag, capital, excellent, fine, first-class, first-rate, prime, quality, splendid, superb, superior, terrific, tiptop, top.
4. Someone who is chosen to represent a group of people in a contest.
5. A village in Vulcan County, Alberta, Canada.
6. To aid the cause of by approving or favoring:advocate, back, endorse, get behind, plump for, recommend, side with, stand behind, stand by, support, uphold.
7. Someone who fights for a cause or status.
8. A place in the United States:
9. A ghost town in California.
10. to defend or support. He championed the cause of human rights for many years. bepleit, veg vir, voorstaan يُدافِعُ عَن подкрепям defender bojovat (za) eintreten für forsvare; kæmpe for μάχομαι για defender (millegi eest) võitlema دفاع کردن؛ حمایت کردن puolustaa se faire le champion de לְהִלָחֵם לְמָעַן किसी सिद्वान्त का समर्थन या हिमायत करना braniti síkra száll (vmiért) membela verja, berjast fyrir/ difendere 擁護する 지지하다 ginti aizstāvēt berjuang verdedigenkjempe for, gå i bresjen forbronić, wal...
11. Someone who fights on another's behalf.
12. A township and unincorporated community therein, in Marquette County, Michigan.
13. One that wins first place or first prize in a competition.
14. A particularly notable member of a plant species, such as one of great size.
15. A township in Wilkin County, Minnesota.
16. One that is clearly superior or has the attributes of a winner: a champion at teaching.
17. A census-designated place in Chase County, Nebraska.
18. An ardent defender or supporter of a cause or another person: a champion of the homeless.
19. A town and hamlet in Jefferson County, New York.
20. One who fights; a warrior.
21. A township in Trumbull County, Ohio.
22. To fight for, defend, or support as a champion: championed the cause of civil rights. See Synonyms at support.
23. An unincorporated community in the town of Green Bay, Brown County, Wisconsin.
24. Obsolete To defy or challenge.
    Obsolete
25. Holding first place or prize: a champion show dog.

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Examples

“The defending champion is expected to defeat his challenger.”

“Curry, a four-time NBA champion with the Warriors, played for the Wildcats for three seasons between 2006 and 2009, where he was twice named conference player of the year.”

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

“Emmeline Pankhurst was a champion of women's suffrage.”

“Specific outcomes from this policy included the appointment of a Digital Champion to drive forward the efforts to get more of the excluded to be included.”

“champion of the poor”

“Pictured above is an actual photograph of a Regal Lily that famed all over the world. It's a champion plant—because in one season it produced a total of 89 blooms from one bulb, an amazing record among lilies.”

“There was a news clipping there with a photo of a magnificent American elm, which had just been named the champion for its species, the largest of its kind.”

“He [Matthew Olson] was searching for red maple trees to be tapped for syrup as part of the Stockton Maple Project when he came across the new champion tree.”

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