B1nounsport
US/ˈtʃæm.pi.ən/
UK/ˈtʃæm.pi.ən/
a person or team that has won a competition; also someone who strongly supports a cause
In context
Vietnam became the champion of the regional football tournament.
The defending champion lost in the first round this year.
She is a champion of women's rights in the workplace.
Words that go with champion
noun + noun
- world championHe became world champion at the age of twenty.
adjective + noun
- defending championThe defending champion played very well.
- national championOur school has a national champion in chess.
- reigning championThe reigning champion will face a young challenger.
- Olympic championThe Olympic champion visited our school.
noun + preposition
- champion ofHe was a champion of the poor all his life.