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Cham·pi·on  (chămpyən), Gower 1921?-1980.
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n. 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. tr.v. 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. adj. 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). [Middle English champioun, combatant, athlete, from Old French champion, from Medieval Latin campiō, campiōn-, from Germanic *kampjō, fighter, warrior, from *kampjan, to do battle, fight, from *kampaz, field of battle, battle, from Latin campus, field; see CAMPUS.] |
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