champion
156
3.7
- noun
- /ˈtʃæmpɪən/
:
defensor
- Gore who became a champion for gay marriage.
- a champion of freedom
- a champion of rights
- champions and opinion leaders
But it took a few champions to get it started.
- But it took a few champions to get it started.
- The host of Anti Corruption Champion has been vacant for over a year.
- Thanks for being our champions and I can't wait to read your book.
- Remember, Warren Buffett is the champion of the passive index investing model.
- And she's been one of my biggest cheerleaders and champions throughout my life.
Examples
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He has been democracy's champion at home and abroad.
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Keep your perspective as being a champion of humanity.
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These are both people who were not champions of democracy.
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This is the new person being lionized as a champion of trans rights.
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Lillian was an outspoken critic of the former and a champion of the latter.
Fiction book (1999) -
Liz Kerr is a long-time library association leader and champion of school libraries in Ontario and beyond.
Academic text (2011) -
Mr. Trump claimed that he was the champion of the working class of this country.
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Every day, Americans need a champion, and I want to be that champion.
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He has been democracy's champion at home and abroad.
Synonyms
817
1.0
A person who backs a team or a cause
682
2.8
A person who fights for a cause or as a job
503
1.0
A person who supports and helps someone, group, or cause
282
4.1
A person who supports a cause or policy in public
252
2.8
A person who protects someone or something from harm
104
5.2
A person who supports an idea, plan, or cause
72
3.2
A person who publicly supports and promotes an idea or group
37
3.2
A person who supports and promotes a team, player, or cause
34
7.9
A person who argues for a belief or policy
32
5.6
A person who campaigns strongly for social or political change
20
6.6
A person who supports a party, leader, or idea and helps promote it
10
9.9
A brave person who fights for a good cause
7
6.0
A person who strongly supports and helps spread a new idea or cause early on
4
3.8
A person who stays loyal to a cause or someone even when it is difficult
4
6.2
A person who supports and explains an idea or cause
3
4.4
A person who publicly supports someone or something
1
8.3
A person who publicly supports and leads a movement
1
5.5
A person who supports a belief, cause, or tradition
1
8.7
A person who defends a belief, policy, or organization against criticism
A person who supports and promotes an idea or cause
A person who supports and speaks for a cause
A person who defends people or ideas that others criticize
Antonyms
Compounds
How Supportive
Surface Forms
Etymology
Champion originally named someone who fought for another person or cause, from the old word campio meaning 'fighter'. That's why a champion can also mean a strong defender or supporter of a person or idea.