Champion
Athletic clothing company
Champion centers on the idea of fighting for or defending something.
Originally, a champion was someone who fought on another's behalf—a stand-in warrior.
The meaning expanded to winners of competitions: the world heavyweight champion, defending champions.
To champion a cause is to advocate for it vigorously: She championed workers' rights throughout her career.
As an adjective, champion means first-rate: a champion racehorse.
In British dialect, champion expresses approval: That's champion!
One who guards another
- supporterOne who backs another
- promoterOne who organizes events
- crusaderZealous advocate for change
- activistVigorous cause champion
spokesperson · voice · cause · fighter · ambassador · ally · proponent · upholder
One who defeats opponents
- gold medalistCompetition's top performer
- titleholderOne who holds a championship
- conquerorVictor who takes control
- first placeWinning position
trophy · podium · tournament · competition · medal · triumph · defeat · victory
Sports competitor
- boxerCombat sport competitor
- wrestlerOne who grapples opponents
- tennisRacquet sport over net
- heavyweightHighest combat weight class
lightweight · Wimbledon · Olympics · World Cup · Super Bowl · UFC · title bout · belt
Honored mounted soldier
- joustingMounted knightly combat sport
- tournamentMulti-round competitive event
- heraldryStudy of armorial bearings
- armorProtective combat covering
sword · honor · duel · monarch · realm · banner · coat of arms · chivalry
Of pure ancestral line
- stallionIntact male breeding horse
- mareFemale adult equine
- show horseEquine raised for exhibition
- dressageCompetitive precision riding
jumping · derby · Triple Crown · Secretariat · purebred · bloodline · breeding · stud
defender
One who guards another
activist · spokesperson · voice · cause · fighter · ambassador · ally · proponent · upholder · patron
victor
One who defeats opponents
- gold medalistCompetition's top performer
- titleholderOne who holds a championship
- conquerorVictor who takes control
first place · trophy · podium · tournament · competition · medal · triumph · defeat · victory · crown
athlete
Sports competitor
heavyweight · lightweight · Wimbledon · Olympics · World Cup · Super Bowl · UFC · title bout · belt · ring
knight
Honored mounted soldier
- joustingMounted knightly combat sport
- tournamentMulti-round competitive event
- heraldryStudy of armorial bearings
armor · sword · honor · duel · monarch · realm · banner · coat of arms · chivalry · noble
thoroughbred
Of pure ancestral line
- stallionIntact male breeding horse
- mareFemale adult equine
- show horseEquine raised for exhibition
dressage · jumping · derby · Triple Crown · Secretariat · purebred · bloodline · breeding · stud · paddock
- Athletic BrandsReebok, Adidas, Under Armour, New Balance, Mizuno
- generatorsgenerator, generators, diesel generator, portable generator, standby generator
- Pokémon Leaguebadges
- Famous HorsesSecretariat, Seattle Slew, Seabiscuit, Affirmed, Bucephalus
- Sock BrandsHanes, Burlington
- Window BrandsAndersen, Marvin
Championloser
Defeated competitor
defeated · also-ran · last place · vanquished · runner-up
- national championshipCountry-level competitive title
- world championTop-ranked competitor internationally
- heavyweight championTop boxer, largest class
- championship ringsJewelry awarded to champions
- world championshipTop-tier international tournament victory
- national championCountrywide competition victor
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