champion
noun/ˈtʃæmpiən/
Слово англійською: champion
Переклад champion українською: чемпіо́н, захисни́к (звання́ і т. д.), поборник, борець, переможець, прихильник
Детальний опис
- 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.
Wordfinder- athlete
- champion
- compete
- fixture
- match
- record
- spectator
- sport
- stadium
- tournament
- 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.
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.