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champion
English
Etymology
From Middle English champioun, from Old French champion, from Medieval Latin campio (“combatant in a duel, champion”), from Frankish *kampij? (“fighter”), from Proto-West Germanic *kampij? (“combat soldier”), a derivative of Proto-West Germanic *kampijan (“to battle, to campaign”), itself a derivative of Proto-West Germanic *kamp (“battlefield, battle”), ultimately a borrowing in Proto-West-Germanic from Latin campus (“a field, a plain, a place of action”).
Pronunciation
- (General American, Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?t?æmpi?n/
Noun
champion (plural champions)
- An ongoing winner in a game or contest.
- Someone who is chosen to represent a group of people in a contest.
- Someone who fights for a cause or status.
- Synonym: paladin
- 2012, Sue Watling, ?Jim Rogers, Social Work in a Digital Society (page 34)
- Specific outcomes from this policy included the appointment of a Digital Champion to drive forward the efforts to get more of the excluded to be included.
- Someone who fights on another's behalf.
Hyponyms
- championess
Derived terms
- championess
Descendants
Translations
Adjective
champion (not comparable)
- (attributive) Acting as a champion; having defeated all one's competitors.
- (attributive) Excellent; beyond compare.
- (predicative, Ireland, Britain, dialect) Excellent; brilliant; superb; deserving of high praise.
Related terms
- championship
Translations
Verb
champion (third-person singular simple present champions, present participle championing, simple past and past participle championed)
- (transitive) To promote, advocate, or act as a champion for (a cause, etc.).
- (obsolete, transitive) To challenge.
Translations
References
- John A. Simpson and Edward S. C. Weiner, editors (1989) , “champion”, in The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, ?ISBN
- champion in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- champion in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- champion at OneLook Dictionary Search
French
Etymology
From Old French champion, from Medieval Latin or Late Latin campi?, campi?nem (“champion, fighter”), from Frankish *kampij?, from Proto-Germanic *kampijô, based on Latin campus (“level ground”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /???.pj??/
Noun
champion m (plural champions)
- champion
Derived terms
- champion du monde
- championnat
- championner
Related terms
- champ
Descendants
- ? Czech: šampión
- ? Slovak: šampión
- ? Turkish: ?ampiyon
Further reading
- “champion” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Middle English
Noun
champion
- Alternative form of champioun
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guardian
English
Etymology
From Middle English gardein, garden, (also wardein, > Modern English warden), from Anglo-Norman guardein, from Old French *guardian, gardein, garden, *gardenc, from the verb guarder, of Germanic origin. Compare French gardien. Doublet of warden.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /????di.?n/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /????d??n/
- Rhymes: -??(?)d??n
Noun
guardian (plural guardians)
- Someone who guards, watches over, or protects.
- (law) A person legally responsible for a minor (in loco parentis).
- (law) A person legally responsible for an incompetent person.
- A superior in a Franciscan monastery.
- (video games) A major or final enemy; boss.
Derived terms
- guardian angel
- guardianship
- guard
Descendants
- ? Japanese: ?????? (g?dian)
Translations
Anagrams
- Grauniad
Middle French
Etymology
Old French garden, from the verb guarder.
Noun
guardian m (plural guardians)
- guardian; protector
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