Synonyms for champion
ˈtʃæm pi əncham·pi·on

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1. championnoun

   Synonyms:
   hero, warrior, combatant, vindicator, challenger, defender, protector

   Antonyms:
   renegade, deserter, poltroon, miscreant, traitor, coward, adversary, opponent

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1. champion, champ, title-holdernoun

   someone who has won first place in a competition

   Synonyms:
   virtuoso, star, hotshot, supporter, admirer, superstar, whiz, mavin, friend, hero, ace, sensation, title-holder, booster, maven, wiz, genius, paladin, adept, wizard, fighter, champ, protagonist, whizz

   Antonyms:
   worst

2. champion, fighter, hero, paladinnoun

   someone who fights for a cause

   Synonyms:
   belligerent, scrapper, zep, whiz, battler, maven, attack aircraft, protagonist, ace, paladin, whizz, friend, fighter aircraft, torpedo, booster, sub, hotshot, wiz, grinder, mavin, sensation, genius, star, submarine sandwich, title-holder, hero, submarine, virtuoso, fighter, wizard, supporter, combatant, bomber, hoagy, adept, wedge, superstar, champ, hero sandwich, admirer, hoagie, poor boy

   Antonyms:
   worst

3. supporter, protagonist, champion, admirer, booster, friendnoun

   a person who backs a politician or a team etc.

   "all their supporters came out for the game"; "they are friends of the library"

   Synonyms:
   booster shot, promoter, wiz, whiz, acquaintance, plugger, recall dose, booster station, takeoff booster, maven, adorer, protagonist, booster unit, paladin, athletic supporter, jock, whizz, friend, ally, takeoff rocket, booster, shoplifter, relay link, assistant, hotshot, hero, sensation, lifter, mavin, suspensor, ace, genius, star, relay transmitter, title-holder, agonist, help, virtuoso, fighter, wizard, helper, supporter, booster dose, jockstrap, adept, relay station, superstar, champ, booster rocket, admirer, booster amplifier, garter, sponsor, patron

   Antonyms:
   worst

4. ace, adept, champion, sensation, maven, mavin, virtuoso, genius, hotshot, star, superstar, whiz, whizz, wizard, wizadjective

   someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field

   Synonyms:
   esthesis, wiz, whiz, brain, one, sense, asterisk, maven, protagonist, ace, paladin, angiotensin-converting enzyme, unity, whizz, friend, headliner, thaumaturgist, principal, sensory faculty, necromancer, thaumaturge, booster, lead, sense experience, hotshot, brilliance, hero, star topology, wizardry, mavin, brainiac, single, sensation, genius, star, title-holder, angiotensin converting enzyme, sense datum, flair, virtuoso, fighter, wizard, magician, supporter, sorcerer, aesthesis, sense impression, adept, sentience, superstar, champ, mastermind, admirer, sentiency

   Antonyms:
   worst

5. champion, prizewinningverb

   holding first place in a contest

   "a champion show dog"; "a prizewinning wine"

   Synonyms:
   prizewinning

   Antonyms:
   worst

6. champion, defendverb

   protect or fight for as a champion

   Synonyms:
   represent, oppose, maintain, defend, fight, fight back, support, guard, fend for, hold, fight down

   Antonyms:
   worst

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1. championnoun

   Synonyms:
   combatant (in behalf of others), fighter, warrior

2. championnoun

   Synonyms:
   defender, protector, vindicator

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1. championnoun

   Synonyms:
   defender, vindicator, protector, paladin, winner, hero, conqueror

2. championverb

   Synonyms:
   defend, maintain, advocate, vindicate

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1. List of paraphrases for "champion":

   champ, champions, championing, championship, chiefie, defender, hotshot, hero, buckaroo, slugger, advocate, defend, ace, supporter, three-time, campaigner, winner, ringer

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1. Ewan McGregor:

   They try and find someone local, it's very grass roots, it's usually quite small but hugely effective projects that they help fund and try and champion.

2. Anthony Joshua:

   I think Audley was a different animal, he was a lot older than me, he didn't hit and move, he didn't adapt, but he did well, he was an Olympic champion.

3. Manager Jackson Pkemoi:

   Our 800 m runners, Pur Biel Yiech and James Nyak, will stand with (Olympic champion David) Rudisha in the line so that they get the feeling of what awaits them in Rio.

4. Donald Trump Michael Cohen:

   Donald Trump is a champion for legal immigrants.

5. Hugh Dugan:

   In the absence of concrete action to address such wrongdoing, the credibility of the United Nations as champion of human rights and human security is called-out — right under its own roof, while disciplinary measures against other U.N. employees might be meted out as an administrative matter, criminality is more challenging to address for abuses taking place in U.N. properties, which are technically international territories, and not within the jurisdiction of the United States or other host countries.