champion

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cham·pi·on / ˈchampēən/ • n. 1. a person who has defeated or surpassed all rivals in a competition, esp. in sports. 2. a person who fights or argues for a cause or on behalf of someone else. ∎ hist. a knight who fought in single combat on behalf of the monarch. • v. [tr.] support the cause of; defend: priests who championed human rights.

champion fighting man; one who fights on behalf of another. XIII. — (O)F. :- medL. campio, f. campus field, CAMP.
Hence champion vb. †challenge XVII; fight on behalf of XIX.

Champion (1739–41), an anti-Jacobite, opposition journal written largely by H. Fielding.

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