- a person, team, etc. that has won a competition, especially in a sport
- the world/European/national/Olympic champion
- the defending champion (= the person who was champion the last time and is trying to be champion again)
- the reigning champion (= the person who is champion now)
- the world basketball champions
- a champion sprinter/boxer/swimmer
- He became the youngest US Open champion for 88 years.
- champion of something the heavyweight champion of the world
- a former Italian champion jockey
- the Commonwealth Games champion in the 5 000 metres
- They were champions at the Winter Olympics in Chamonix.
Extra ExamplesTopics Sports: other sportsb1- The reigning champion will defend her title tonight.
- The two winners will move onto a one-game final to determine the champion.
- He was the undisputed heavyweight champion of the world.
- She is a former Olympic skating champion.
- The double world sprint champion has announced his retirement.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- great
- supreme
- true
- …
- become
- be crowned
- be named
- …
- defend her/his title
- fighter
- jockey
- sprinter
- …
- champion (of something) a person who fights for, or speaks in support of, a group of people or a belief
- She was a long-term champion of animal rights and environmental protection.
Extra Examples- He became a leading champion for victims of miscarriages of justice.
- She became best known as a vigorous champion of the rail link.
Word OriginMiddle English (denoting a fighting man): from Old French, from medieval Latin campio(n-) ‘fighter’, from Latin campus ‘level ground’, specifically applied to the Campus Martius in Rome, used for games, athletic practice, and military drill.
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