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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

  • (..) and you tell me these things. If you think you're preparing me for hard time... thanks, but... But you got to be a hero. You want to be a champion. People don't want a champion. They want cheeseburgers... - play lotto and watch TV. - How did you get like this? I want to know. (..)
    1995 Se7en