champion – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
champion
n.
champ, first-place winner; supporter, one who fights for -
v.
defend, stand up for, fight for; advocate, promote
adj.
first, in fist place; excellent
Champion
A
champion (from the late Latin
campio) is the
victor in a ,
contest or
competition. There can be a territorial pyramid of championships, e.g. local, regional / provincial, state, national, continental and world championships, and even further (artificial) divisions at one or more of these levels, as in
soccer. Their champions can be accordingly styled, e.g. national champion, world champion.
champion
Noun
1. someone who has won first place in a competition
(synonym) champ, title-holder
(hypernym) rival, challenger, competitor, competition, contender
(hyponym) record-breaker, record-holder
2. someone who fights for a cause
(synonym) fighter, hero, paladin
(hypernym) defender, guardian, protector, shielder
(derivation) defend
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"
(synonym) supporter, protagonist, admirer, booster, friend
(hypernym) advocate, advocator, proponent, exponent
(hyponym) anglophile, anglophil
(derivation) defend
4. someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
(synonym) ace, adept, sensation, maven, mavin, virtuoso, genius, hotshot, star, superstar, whiz, whizz, wizard, wiz
(hypernym) expert
(hyponym) track star
Verb
1. protect or fight for as a champion
(synonym) defend
(hypernym) back, endorse, indorse, plump for, plunk for, support
(derivation) supporter, protagonist, admirer, booster, friend
Adjective
1. holding first place in a contest; "a champion show dog"; "a prizewinning wine"
(synonym) prizewinning
(similar) best
Champion (der)
nm.
champion, champ, one who is the best in his field, one who wins first place
champion
adj.
champion
champion
nm.
champion; defender; expert (Informal)
