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Champion - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Champion : adj : holding first place in a contest; "a champion show dog"; "a
prizewinning wine" [syn: prizewinning]
(noun)
1: someone who has won first place in a competition [syn: champ,
title-holder]
2: someone who fights for a cause [syn: 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, admirer,
booster, friend]
4: someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field [syn: ace,
adept, sensation, maven, mavin, virtuoso, genius,
hotshot, star, superstar, whiz, whizz, wizard,
wiz]
(verb)
1: protect or fight for as a champion [syn: defend]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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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.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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CHAMPION. He who fights for another, or takes his place in a quarrel; it
also includes him who fights his own battles. Bract. lib. 4, t. 2, c. 12.
Based on Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) [Bouvier_Law_Dictionary]:
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Champion, MI
Zip code(s): 49814
Champion, NE
Zip code(s): 69023
Champion, PA
Zip code(s): 15622
Based on U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [Census_Database]:
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Champion : (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."
Based on U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [Census_Database]:
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Example Usage of Champion |
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crystalsafford: just got back for my district wrestling tournament(:
i did fantastic...i am now a district Champion(: |
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