Meaning of "champion" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CHAMPION

From Old French, from Late Latin campiō, from Latin campus field, battlefield.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF CHAMPION

champion  [ˈtʃæmpɪən]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CHAMPION

Champion is a verb and can also act as a noun, an adjective and an adverb.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb champion in English.

The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES CHAMPION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Champion

A champion is the victor in a challenge, contest or competition. There can be a territorial pyramid of championships, e.g. local, regional / provincial, state, national, continental and world championships, and even further divisions at one or more of these levels, as in soccer. Their champions can be accordingly styled, e.g. national champion, world champion. In certain disciplines, there are specific titles for champions, either descriptive, as the baspehlivan in Turkish oil wrestling, yokozuna in Japanese sumo wrestling; or copied from real life, such as the koenig and kaiser in traditional archery competitions in the Low Countries. Final Day of the 2009 season, Fitzroy celebrate their first championship in nine years. ▪ In 2014, two American high school hockey teams, Sylvania Northview High School and Saint Ignatius High School played a state championship game that went through three regulation periods tied at one goal a piece, and then seven subsequent overtime periods. After the tenth period, the game was declared a tie by the school athletic directors, the OHSAA, and the coaches.

Definition of champion in the English dictionary

The first definition of champion in the dictionary is a person who has defeated all others in a competition. Other definition of champion is a plant or animal that wins first place in a show, etc. Champion is also a person who defends a person or cause.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO CHAMPION

PRESENT

Present

I champion

you champion

he/she/it champions

we champion

you champion

they champion

Present continuous

I am championing

you are championing

he/she/it is championing

we are championing

you are championing

they are championing

Present perfect

I have championed

you have championed

he/she/it has championed

we have championed

you have championed

they have championed

Present perfect continuous

I have been championing

you have been championing

he/she/it has been championing

we have been championing

you have been championing

they have been championing

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I championed

you championed

he/she/it championed

we championed

you championed

they championed

Past continuous

I was championing

you were championing

he/she/it was championing

we were championing

you were championing

they were championing

Past perfect

I had championed

you had championed

he/she/it had championed

we had championed

you had championed

they had championed

Past perfect continuous

I had been championing

you had been championing

he/she/it had been championing

we had been championing

you had been championing

they had been championing

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will champion

you will champion

he/she/it will champion

we will champion

you will champion

they will champion

Future continuous

I will be championing

you will be championing

he/she/it will be championing

we will be championing

you will be championing

they will be championing

Future perfect

I will have championed

you will have championed

he/she/it will have championed

we will have championed

you will have championed

they will have championed

Future perfect continuous

I will have been championing

you will have been championing

he/she/it will have been championing

we will have been championing

you will have been championing

they will have been championing

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would champion

you would champion

he/she/it would champion

we would champion

you would champion

they would champion

Conditional continuous

I would be championing

you would be championing

he/she/it would be championing

we would be championing

you would be championing

they would be championing

Conditional perfect

I would have champion

you would have champion

he/she/it would have champion

we would have champion

you would have champion

they would have champion

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been championing

you would have been championing

he/she/it would have been championing

we would have been championing

you would have been championing

they would have been championing

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you champion
we let´s champion
you champion

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to champion

Past participle

championed

Present Participle

championing

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «CHAMPION»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «champion» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of champion

advocate · back · backer · defend · defender · endorse · espouse · guardian · hero · nonpareil · patron · promote · protector · support · uphold · upholder · victor · vindicator · warrior · winner

TRANSLATION OF CHAMPION

Find out the translation of champion to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of champion from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «champion» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 冠军
• Translator English - Spanish: campeón
• English: champion
• Translator English - Hindi: चैंपियन
• Translator English - Arabic: بَطَل
• Translator English - Russian: чемпион
• Translator English - Portuguese: campeão
• Translator English - Bengali: রক্ষক
• Translator English - French: champion
• Translator English - Malay: Juara
• Translator English - German: Sieger
• Translator English - Japanese: 優勝者
• Translator English - Korean: 챔피언
• Translator English - Javanese: Juara
• Translator English - Vietnamese: nhà vô địch
• Translator English - Tamil: சாம்பியன்
• Translator English - Marathi: चॅम्पियन
• Translator English - Turkish: şampiyon
• Translator English - Italian: campione
• Translator English - Polish: mistrz
• Translator English - Ukrainian: чемпіон
• Translator English - Romanian: campion
• Translator English - Greek: πρωταθλητής
• Translator English - Afrikaans: kampioen
• Translator English - Swedish: mästare
• Translator English - Norwegian: mester

10 QUOTES WITH «CHAMPION»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word champion.

1

Jeremy Abbott

My personal story has always been about perseverance and always getting up when I fall. Maybe I'm not Olympic champion, but I can teach the world about that.

2

Michael Arrington

The main thing to know about me is that I'm a champion of entrepreneurs and the startups they build. They are my rock stars. If in doubt, I side with them, and that's clear from my writing.

3

Donald Cargill

But go on, valiant champion; you die not as a fool, though the apostate, unfaithful, and lukewarm ministers and professors of this generation think and say so.

4

Safra A. Catz

My greatest inspiration is my mother, the bravest person I ever knew. She overcame incredible odds, worked while raising two kids, and made it all look incredibly simple. Even in her final days succumbing to cancer, she fought like a champion.

5

Nadia Comaneci

As an Olympic champion gymnast, I have always stayed involved in my sport.

6

Tom Daley

Finishing overall champion at the World Series in both the individual and synchro events has given me great confidence and I'm pleased I've been diving with consistency.

7

Tom Daley

I was World Series champion in individual and synchro for the first time which was awesome.

8

Nonito Donaire

Being a world champion is something I'm already proud of and can take for the rest of my life.

9

Roberto Duran

I was born to be champion of the world.

10

Doug Flutie

My biggest frustration with the Heisman is it's become the MVP of the national champion, or a team going to the National Championship game. That's what it's turned into. If you're not undefeated, you're out of the running.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CHAMPION»

Discover the use of champion in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to champion and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Heart of a Champion

Jimmy Winter is a born star on the baseball field, and Seth Barnam can only dream of being as talented.

Carl Deuker, 2009

The Heart of a Champion: Inspiring True Stories of Challenge ...

These inspirational true stories have been loved for fifty years. Now repackaged for a new generation of athletes and coaches, The Heart of a Champion is poised to influence thousands more with its message of hope and perseverance.

Bob Richards, 2009

Champion

The explosive finale to Marie Lu's New York Times bestselling LEGEND trilogy - perfect for fans of THE HUNGER GAMES and DIVERGENT! He is a Legend. She is a Prodigy. Who will be Champion?

Marie Lu, 2013

Danny the Champion of the World

Soon Danny finds himself the mastermind behind the most incredible plot ever attempted against nasty Victor Hazell, a wealthy landowner with a bad attitude. Can they pull it off? If so, Danny will truly be the champion of the world.

Roald Dahl, 2007

Playing to Win: Becoming the Champion

This book walks players through the entire process: how to choose a game and learn basic proficiency, how to break through the mental barriers that hold most players back, and how to handle the issues that top players face.

David Sirlin, 2006

Teach Like a Champion, Enhanced Edition: 49 Techniques that ...

This special enhanced edition of Teach Like a Champion brings to life the 49 essential teaching techniques from Doug Lemov.

Doug Lemov, 2011

The Way of the Champion: Lessons from Sun Tzu's the Art of ...

The power to change your life with winning lessons from Sun Tzu's Art of War

Jerry Lynch, Al Chung-liang Huang, 2006

Becoming a True Champion: Achieving Athletic Excellence from ...

Providing an antidote to images of misbehaving athletes, this book guides readers through the ethics and standards that will set them apart both on and off the field.

Kirk Mango, 2012

Finding the Champion Within: A Step-by-Step Plan for ...

One of the world's greatest athletes provides an plan, useful to anyone, for personal growth. Using the decathlon as a metaphor for development, Jenner offers a powerful success strategy--one that he has molded over a lifetime.

Bruce Jenner, 1999

Be a Champion of Youth: Standing With, By, and for Young People

This book can serve as a primer for individual coordinators of youth ministry to gauge their own advocacy efforts or it could form the basis for empowering an entire youth ministry team or parish.

Maggie Wilson McCarty, Robert J. McCarty, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CHAMPION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term champion is used in the context of the following news items.

Report: Muay Thai champion Valdet Gashi who joined ISIS dies in …

Approximately a month after he proudly announced his decision to join the Islamic State (ISIS), German-Albanian Muay Thai champion Valdet ... «Bloody Elbow, Jul 15»

Jerry Weintraub: indefatigable champion of old-school and retro film

Made man ... Jerry Weintraub (in the white tuxedo) with Ocean's Thirteen stars Brad Pitt, George Clooney and Matt Damon at the Cannes film ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»

Fans gather at LA Live rally for World Cup champion US women's …

The women's team routed defending champion Japan in a 5-2 victory Sunday, bringing home a record third championship and the first ... «Los Angeles Times, Jul 15»

Wisconsin Adds Former NCAA Champion Caskey as Assistant Coach

A two-time NCAA champion and eight-time All-American, Caskey swam at the University of Texas from 2008-12. As a team captain his senior ... «SwimSwam, Jul 15»

Spieth: British Open 'dampened' without defending champion McIlroy

"You want the defending champion, much less the best player in the world at the event. You want all fields to be full strength no matter who it is. «Yahoo Sports, Jul 15»

Defending champion Novak Djokovic comes back from two sets …

London Top seed and reigning champion Novak Djokovic pulled off a great escape at Wimbledon in beating South African Kevin Anderson ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 15»

Former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Jon 'Bones' Jones …

Former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion and arguably the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world, Jon Jones, has returned to training to ... «International Business Times, India Edition, Jul 15»

Boil advisory issued for part of Champion Township

CHAMPION TOWNSHIP, Ohio (WKBN) – The Trumbull County Sanitary Engineers' office has issued a boil alert for some residents of ... «WKBN.com, Jul 15»

Former WWE Women's Champion Announced For Global Force …

Former NWA World Champion Adam Pearce started with the WWE full-time this week as a trainer at the Performance Center. NXT referee ... «Wrestling Inc., Jul 15»

At 33, Federer hopes to become oldest Wimbledon champion

Reigning champion Djokovic will be the favourite to defend his title and ... Federer heaped praise on him by saying "He is the champion, the ... «Times of India, Jul 15»