| champion | |
| 1. n. An ongoing winner in a game or contest. | |
| The defending champion is expected to defeat his challenger. | |
| 2. n. Someone who is chosen to represent a group of people in a contest. | |
| Real Madrid is eligible to play in FIFA Club World Cup as the champion of Europe. | |
| 3. n. Someone who fights for a cause or status. | |
| champion of women's suffrage | |
| 4. n. Someone who fights on another's behalf. | |
| champion of the poor | |
| 5. adj. (attributive) Acting as a champion; that has defeated all one's competitors. | |
| 6. adj. (attributive) Excellent; beyond compare. | |
| 7. adj. (predicative, Ireland, British, dialect) Excellent; brilliant; superb; deserving of high praise. | |
| "That rollercoaster was champion," laughed Vinny. | |
| 8. v. To promote, advocate, or act as a champion for (a cause, etc.). | |
| 9. v. (obsolete, transitive) To challenge. | |
