Meaning
5 sensesAn ongoing winner in a game or contest.
The defending champion is expected to defeat his challenger.
Someone who is chosen to represent a group of people in a contest.
Barcelona is eligible to play in FIFA Club World Cup as the champion of Europe.
Sieger, Siegerin, Gewinner
чемпио́нčempión, чемпио́нкаčempiónka, победи́тельpobedítelʹ
чемпіо́нčempión, чемпіо́нкаčempiónka
Someone who fights for a cause or status.
Emmeline Pankhurst was a champion of women's suffrage.
Vorkämpfer, Beschützer, Fürsprecher
побо́рникpobórnik, побо́рницаpobórnica, защи́тникzaščítnik
побо́рникpobórnyk, побо́рницяpobórnycja, захисни́кzaxysnýk
someone who fights for a cause
Someone who fights on another's behalf.
champion of the poor
A particularly notable member of a plant species, such as one of great size.
Examples
145 sentencesHe is a potential world champion.
Він потенційний чемпіон світу. — deniko
We are the champions.
Ми чемпіони. — deniko
ruМы чемпионы. — odexed
Tom is the champion.
Том чемпіон. — deniko
ruТом чемпион. — odexed
We're the champions.
Ми чемпіони. — deniko
ruМы чемпионы. — odexed
I played against the champion.
Я грав з чемпіоном. — deniko
ruЯ сыграл с чемпионом. — Lathean
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English champioun, from Old French champion, from Medieval Latin campio (“combFrom Middle English champioun, from Old French champion, from Medieval Latin campio (“combatant in a duel, champion”), from Frankish *kampijō (“fighter”), from Proto-West Germanic *kampijō (“combat soldier”), a derivative of *kampijan (“to battle, to campaign”), itself a derivative of *kamp (“battlefield, battle”), ultimately a borrowing in West-Germanic from Latin campus (“a field, a plain, a place of action”).
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