someone who has won first place in a competition
Used in a Sentence
champion
How to use champion in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for champion.
Editorial note
Why do we let in a champion unicycle rider over a hard-working kid with an SAT score 100 points higher?
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Quick take
someone who has won first place in a competition
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of champion gathered in one view.
someone who fights for a cause
a person who backs a politician or a team etc.; "all their supporters came out for the game"; "they are friends of the library"
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for champion.
noun
someone who has won first place in a competition
See also: champ, title-holder
noun
someone who fights for a cause
noun
a person who backs a politician or a team etc.; "all their supporters came out for the game"; "they are friends of the library"
See also: supporter, protagonist, admirer, booster, friend
noun
someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
verb
protect or fight for as a champion
See also: defend
adjective
holding first place in a contest; "a champion show dog"; "a prizewinning wine"
See also: prizewinning
Example sentences
Why do we let in a champion unicycle rider over a hard-working kid with an SAT score 100 points higher?
He's a very marketable champion, young with good looks and modelling contracts.
For example, I bet Al Gore makes one-day trips to cities all year long, and he's quite a champion of not wasting resources.
Yet somehow he's ridden on the coattails of Apple's ascent by positioning himself among the fandom as a "champion of good taste".
What we're getting is a larger pool of people actively gaming the system in hundreds of ways: what kinds of snide comments might sneak by, what's the best time to run flame-war submissions, who to praise, what topics to champion or deride.
The one thing that puzzles me above anything else about this whole thing is: "Linode uses ColdFusion".I mean, you have this Linux company that's pretty much an open source champion to us Linux guys and then... Adobe ColdFusion.
[1]It's amazing how much building a new company in a supposedly free market requires arguing against politicians who claim to champion free market economics, but who actually use government to give cushy monopolies to incumbents with big lobbying budgets.
If you want to skip to the main accusation of hypocrisy, it is: Speaking of facts: While presenting itself as the champion\n of the working classes, the fact is Dentons Gawker empire is\n guilty of almost every crime it accuses the tech industry of\n committing, and several it doesnt.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use champion in a sentence?
Why do we let in a champion unicycle rider over a hard-working kid with an SAT score 100 points higher?
What does champion mean?
someone who has won first place in a competition
What part of speech is champion?
champion is commonly used as noun, verb, adjective.