champion

Pronunciation

• (UK) (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈtʃæmpiən/

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Noun

Singular champion

Plural champions

1. (countable) A champion is someone who has been a winner in a contest.

   I was the race and so now I am this year's champion.

Adjective

Positive champion

Comparative none

Superlative none

1. Something that is champion is the best for its kind.

   He is a champion bike racer.

Verb

Plain form champion

Third-person singular champions

Past tense championed

Past participle championed

Present participle championing

1. (transitive) To champion something is to promote it or be a winner of it.

   He had championed the sport.

Related words

• championship