champion

  • 41Champion — Para otros usos de este término, véase Champion (desambiguación). Champion. Champion es un grupo francés de supermercados. Pertenece al grupo Carrefour. Es el segundo grupo de supermercados en Francia, donde tiene un volumen de negocios anual de… …

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  • 42champion — [13] Etymologically, a champion is someone who fought in the campus or arena. Latin campus (source of English camp) meant, among other things, ‘field of battle’ – both a fullscale military battlefield and an area for staged battles between… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 43champion — cham|pi|on1 [ tʃæmpiən ] noun count *** 1. ) someone who has won an important competition, especially in a sport: the world heavyweight boxing champion Brazil s first game will be against Italy, the defending champions (=the team that is the… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 44champion — 1 noun (C) 1 someone or something that has won a competition, especially in sport: the world heavyweight boxing champion | reigning champion (=the champion at the present time) 2 champion of someone who publicly fights for and defends an aim or… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 45champion — [13] Etymologically, a champion is someone who fought in the campus or arena. Latin campus (source of English camp) meant, among other things, ‘field of battle’ – both a fullscale military battlefield and an area for staged battles between… …

    Word origins

  • 46champion — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from Medieval Latin campion , campio, of West Germanic origin; akin to Old English cempa warrior Date: 13th century 1. warrior, fighter 2. a militant advocate or defender < a champion of civil …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 47champion — 1. noun 1) the world champion Syn: winner, titleholder, defending champion, gold medalist, titleist; prizewinner, victor; informal champ, number one, king 2) a champion of change Syn: advocate, proponen …

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  • 48champion — /ˈtʃæmpiən / (say champeeuhn) noun 1. someone who holds first place in any sport, etc., having defeated all opponents. 2. anything that takes first place in competition. 3. someone who fights for or defends any person or cause: a champion of the&#8230; …

  • 49CHAMPION — n. m. Celui qui soutenait en champ clos une querelle judiciaire pour son compte ou pour celui d’autrui. Il signifie aussi figurément Défenseur. Champion de la foi. Par ironie, Il est le champion de toutes les mauvaises causes. Par extension, il&#8230; …

    Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 8eme edition (1935)

  • 50champion — 1. noun a) Someone who has been a winner in a contest. b) Someone who is chosen to represent a group of people in a contest. 2. adjective a) Acting as a champion; that has defeated all ones competitors. That roller coaster was champion, laughed&#8230; …

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