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champion

Definition

  • noun: someone or something (such as a team or an animal) that has won a contest or competition especially in sports
  • noun: a militant advocate or defender
  • verb: to fight or speak publicly in support of (a person, belief, cause, etc.)
  • verb: to protect or fight for as a champion
  • often used before another noun
  • synonyms: warrior, warrior, hero

Examples

  • Our team will play the defending/reigning/current 'champions' next week.

  • She was a lawyer and a 'champion of' children's rights.

  • the newly crowned national/world/Olympic 'champions'

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) the Master is dumping fish... ...back in the lake... ...when the rioting starts... ...will it be your problem then? Stop. Ever the people's champion... ...eh, Bard? Protector of... ...the common folk. You might have their favor now, bargeman... ...but it won't last. (..)
    2013 The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug