champion

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   holding first place in a contest

   a champion show dog

2. 2
   noun

   An ongoing winner in a game or contest.

   The defending champion is expected to defeat his challenger.

3. 3
   noun

   Someone who is chosen to represent a group of people in a contest.

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

4. 4
   noun

   Someone who fights for a cause or status.

   Emmeline Pankhurst was a champion of women's suffrage.

5. 5
   noun

   Someone who fights on another's behalf.

   champion of the poor

6. 6
   noun

   A particularly notable member of a plant species, such as one of great size.

   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.

7. 7
   adj

   Acting as a champion; having defeated all one's competitors.

   a champion bodybuilder

8. 8
   adj

   Excellent; brilliant; superb; deserving of high praise.

   "That rollercoaster was champion," laughed Vinny.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kh₂em-der. Proto-Indo-European *kh₂ém-po-s Proto-Italic *kampos Latin campusbor. Frankish *kamp Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Germanic *-janą Frankish *-jan Frankish *kampijan Proto-Germanic *-jô Frankish *-jō Frankish *kampijōbor. Medieval Latin campiō Old French champiunbor. Middle English champioun English champion From Middle English champioun, from Old French champion, from Medieval Latin campio (“combatant in a duel, champion”), from Frankish *kampijō (“fighter”), from Proto-West Germanic *kampijō (“combat soldier”), a derivative of *kampijan (“to b…