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champion

champion

26 6.5
A character controlled by a player in a video game with special powers
  • noun
  • /ˈtʃæmpɪən/
  • Jargon
translation icon : campeón
  • A new champion, in his prime, with speed, power, and a fluid arsenal.

Examples

  • Build your team, develop your champions, and raid your way.

  • Stand or choose your champion.

  • Now you're a fencing champion.

  • I'm not champion until I defeat Adhemar.

  • In the late 1980s, Garrett Garrison took the gaming world by storm... ...becoming the undisputed champion of the hit arcade game, Hunk City Rampage.

  • In the multiplayer game, each player must select their champion before the battle begins.

  • She practiced for hours to master her favorite champion, hoping to lead her team to victory.

  • During the tournament, every player showcased their unique champion with distinct abilities.

Compounds

champion lode
  • Archaic
9.9

The main rich vein of rock that has metal in a mine

Surface Forms

champion singular
champions plural

Etymology

In games, champion is used for a character a player chooses to fight with, and this use comes from the old word campio meaning 'fighter in the field'. So a game champion is like a fighter or hero you pick for battle.