champion
[ cham-pee-uhn ]
/ ˈtʃæm pi ən /
noun
verb (used with object)
to act as champion of; defend; support: to champion a cause.
Obsolete.
to defy.
adjective
first among all contestants or competitors.
Informal.
first-rate.
Origin of champion
1175–1225; Middle English < Old French < Late Latin
campiōn- (stem of
campiō) < West Germanic
*kampiōn-, equivalent to
kamp- battle (< Latin
campus field, battlefield) +
-iōn- noun suffix; compare Old English
cempa warrior, etc.
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Champion
[ cham-pee-uh n ]
/ ˈtʃæm pi ən /
noun
Gow·er [gou-er] /ˈgaʊ ər/,1921–80,
U.S. choreographer.
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Word Origin for champion
C13: from Old French, from Late Latin
campiō, from Latin
campus field, battlefield