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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Word Origin for champion

C13: from Old French, from Late Latin campiō, from Latin campus field, battlefield