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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CHAMPION, n.
1. A man who undertakes a combat in the place or cause of another.
2. A man who fights in his own cause in a duel.
3. A hero; a brave warrior. Hence, one who is bold in contest; as a champion for the truth.
CHAMPION, v.t. To challenge to a combat.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: holding first place in a contest; "a champion show dog"; "a prizewinning wine" [syn: champion, prizewinning] n
1: someone who has won first place in a competition [syn: champion, champ, title-holder]
2: someone who fights for a cause [syn: champion, fighter, hero, paladin]
3: a person who backs a politician or a team etc.; "all their supporters came out for the game"; "they are friends of the library" [syn: supporter, protagonist, champion, admirer, booster, friend]
4: someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field [syn: ace, adept, champion, sensation, maven, mavin, virtuoso, genius, hotshot, star, superstar, whiz, whizz, wizard, wiz] v
1: protect or fight for as a champion [syn: champion, defend]

Merriam Webster's

I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin campion-, campio, of West Germanic origin; akin to Old English cempa warrior Date: 13th century 1. warrior, fighter 2. a militant advocate or defender <a champion of civil rights> 3. one that does battle for another's rights or honor <God will raise me up a champion — Sir Walter Scott> 4. a winner of first prize or first place in competition; also one who shows marked superiority <a champion at selling> II. transitive verb Date: 1605 1. archaic challenge, defy 2. to protect or fight for as a champion 3. to act as militant supporter of ; uphold, advocate <always champions the cause of the underdog> Synonyms: see support

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n., v., adj., & adv. --n. 1 (often attrib.) a person (esp. in a sport or game), an animal, plant, etc., that has defeated or surpassed all rivals in a competition etc. 2 a a person who fights or argues for a cause or on behalf of another person. b hist. a knight etc. who fought in single combat on behalf of a king etc. --v.tr. support the cause of, defend, argue in favour of. --adj. colloq. or dial. first-class, splendid. --adv. colloq. or dial. splendidly, well. Phrases and idioms: Champion of England (or King's or Queen's Champion) a hereditary official at coronations. Etymology: ME f. OF f. med.L campio -onis fighter f. L campus field

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Champion Cham"pi*on, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Championed; p. pr. & vb. n. Championing.] [Obs.] --Shak. 2. To furnish with a champion; to attend or defend as champion; to support or maintain; to protect. Championed or unchampioned, thou diest. --Sir W. Scott.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(champions, championing, championed) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. A champion is someone who has won the first prize in a competition, contest, or fight. ...a former Olympic champion... Kasparov became world champion. ...a champion boxer and skier. N-COUNT: usu with supp 2. If you are a champion of a person, a cause, or a principle, you support or defend them. He was once known as a champion of social reform. N-COUNT: with supp, usu N of n 3. If you champion a person, a cause, or a principle, you support or defend them. He passionately championed the poor... The amendments had been championed by pro-democracy activists. VERB: V n, V n

Easton's Bible Dictionary

(1 Sam. 17:4, 23), properly "the man between the two," denoting the position of Goliath between the two camps. Single combats of this kind at the head of armies were common in ancient times. In ver. 51 this word is the rendering of a different Hebrew word, and properly denotes "a mighty man."

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

cham'-pi-un ('ish habenayim): In 1Sa 17:4,23 this unusual expression occurs in the description of Goliath. It means literally "the man of the two spaces," "spaces," or "space between," and is perhaps to be explained by the fact that there was a brook flowing through the valley separating the two armies. In 1Sa 17:51 the word champion is the rendering of the Hebrew gibbor, "mighty man."

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. 1. Defender, protector, vindicator (by arms). 2. Defender, protector, vindicator, promoter (by word and deed). 3. Hero, victor, winner, acknowledged chief, belt-holder, challenger of all comers.

Moby Thesaurus

A per se, Maecenas, Olympic medal winner, abettor, ace, admirer, advocate, aficionado, allege in support, alter ego, alternate, amicus curiae, angel, answer, apologete, apologist, apologizer, arch, argue for, arm, armor, assert, attorney, award winner, back, back up, backer, backstop, backup, backup man, bang-up, banner, battle, best, bless, blue-ribbon, boss, buff, campaigner, capital, cardinal, central, champ, chief, choice, chosen, cloak, combatant, commander, compass about, conquering hero, conqueror, conquistador, contend, contend for, copyright, counter, cover, cream, crowning, cushion, dandy, dean, defeater, defend, defender, dependence, deputy, distinguished, dominant, dummy, easy winner, elect, elite, encourager, endorser, ensure, espouse, executive officer, exponent, expounder, fan, fat, favorer, fence, fend, fight for, fighter, figurehead, first, flank, flower, focal, for the best, foremost, forward, friend at court, fugleman, genius, get behind, get in behind, great, greatest, guarantee, guard, guard against, guardian, handpicked, harbor, haven, head, headmost, hegemonic, hero, higher-up, illustrious, insure, justifier, keep, keep from harm, laureate, leader, leading, lieutenant, locum, locum tenens, lover, magisterial, main, mainstay, maintain, maintainer, make a plea, make safe, master, matchless, medalist, nestle, nonesuch, nonpareil, optimal, optimum, outstanding, overruling, paladin, pancratiast, paragon, paramount, paranymph, partisan, patent, patron, patroness, peerless, pick, picked, pillar, pinch hitter, plead for, pleader, police, predominant, preeminent, premier, preponderant, prevailing, primal, primary, prime, principal, prize, prizeman, prizetaker, prizewinner, procurator, prodigy, promote, promoter, proponent, protagonist, protect, protector, protectress, proxy, queen, quintessence, quintessential, ranking, rebut, refute, register, reliance, reply, representative, respond, ride shotgun for, riposte, rock, ruler, ruling, run interference for, runner-up, safeguard, safekeeper, say in defense, screen, second, second in command, secondary, seconder, sectary, secure, select, senior, shelter, shield, shoo-in, shroud, side with, sider, sovereign, speak for, speak up for, splendid, sponsor, stalwart, stand back of, stand behind, stand by, stand up for, stand-in, standby, star, stellar, stick by, stick up for, subduer, subjugator, substitute, successful advocate, supereminent, superior, superlative, superman, superstar, support, supporter, supreme, sure winner, surpassing, surrogate, sustain, sustainer, sympathizer, take sides with, the best, the best ever, the greatest, the most, the tops, the very best, top dog, top-notch, topflight, tower, tower of strength, triumpher, understudy, underwrite, unmatchable, unmatched, unparalleled, unsurpassed, uphold, upholder, urge reasons for, utility man, vanquisher, very best, veteran, vicar, vicar general, vice, vicegerent, victor, vindicator, virtuoso, votary, warrior, well-wisher, whitewasher, winner, world champion, world-record holder