champion[noun]Synonyms:- winner, conqueror, hero, title holder, victor
- defender, backer, guardian, patron, protector, upholder
[verb]Synonyms:- support, advocate, back, commend, defend, encourage, espouse, fight for, promote, uphold
Antonyms: combat
Contrasted words: resist, withstand, condemn, denounce
Related Idioms: put in a good word for, stand behind (
or back of), stand up for
Related Words: battle,
contend,
fight (for),
distinguished,
illustrious,
outstanding,
splendid
English Thesaurus: win, come first/be first, finish in first place, triumph, come out on top, ... [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
I. cham‧pi‧on1 W3 /ˈtʃæmpiən/
noun [countable][
Date: 1100-1200;
Language: Old French;
Origin: Medieval Latin campio]
1. someone or something that has won a competition, especially in sport:
the world heavyweight boxing champion the Olympic championreigning/defending champion (=the champion at the present time)2. champion of something/somebody someone who publicly fights for and defends an aim or principle, such as the rights of a group of people:
a champion of women’s rights [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲
win to be the best or most successful in a competition, game, election etc:
Italy won the World Cup in 2006. He has a realistic chance of winning the Championship.come first/be first to win a race or competition:
Our team came first. Jo was first in the race and I was second.finish in first place (
also come in first) to win a race, competition, or election:
The Democratic candidate finished in first place. I couldn’t believe it when the horse I chose came in first.triumph written to win a great victory, especially after a long and difficult battle, game etc:
Britain triumphed over its enemies. In the end, the Yankees triumphed.come out on top informal to win a game, competition, argument etc:
United came out on top after a thrilling game. They did a survey and the Swedish car-maker came out on top. If you try to argue with him, he always comes out on top.be leading/be in the lead to be winning a game, race election etc at the moment:
The High School team are leading with sixty points. With only two minutes left to play, we were still in the lead.be ahead to be doing better than someone else in a game, competition, or election:
He’s still fifty seconds ahead of his nearest rival. A week before the election, they were still ahead in the polls.winner the person or thing that wins a race, competition etc:
A prize of £500 will be awarded to the winner.the winning team/player/horse etc the one that wins:
The winning team will go through to the grand final in Milan.champion (
also the title holder American English) someone who has won a competition, especially in sport:
He became the heavyweight boxing champion.record-holder someone who has achieved the fastest speed, the longest distance etc in a sport:
the world high-jump record-holdera big win (=an important win, or one that you win by a large amount) This is one of the biggest wins I’ve had.an easy win The Australian appeared to be heading for an easy win.a comfortable win (=one that you win by a large amount, so that you do not have to worry about winning) Chelsea had a comfortable win against Crystal Palace.a convincing win especially British English (=a win by a large amount) Scotland cruised to a convincing win over Ireland.a five-point/two-goal etc win The team had a nine-point win over Arizona.have/score a win We haven’t had a win for three games.notch up a win (=achieve a win) Escude has now notched up three consecutive wins over him.pull off a win (=win when it is difficult to win) The side has pulled off two excellent wins in the past couple of weeks.clinch a win (=finally win after a difficult contest) He suffered some anxious moments before clinching a 9–6 win over Dennis Taylor last night.cruise to a win (=win easily) Arsenal cruised to a win over Chelsea.victory noun [uncountable and countable] a situation in which you win a battle, game, election, or
dispute:
The crowds celebrated Italy’s victory against England. The party won a comfortable victory in the general election. We’re very confident of victory.conquest noun [countable] a situation in which one country wins a war against another country and takes control of it:
the Spanish conquest of Mexico Caesar is well-known for his military conquests.landslide noun [countable] an election victory in which one party or
candidate gets far more votes than their opponents:
In 1945, there was a Labour landslide.walkover especially British English,
cakewalk American English noun [countable] informal a very easy victory:
The match was expected to be a walkover for Brazil.upset noun [countable] a situation in which the person, team, party etc that was expected to win is defeated:
Truman pulled off the greatest election upset in United States history. [TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲