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. Donald Trump:

   I will be your greatest champion, i will never ever take the African American community for granted. Never, ever.

2. Bill Clinton:

   So I did go to work on behalf of all these women's groups and children's groups because they needed a champion, it had nothing to do with any money whatsoever. And I resent deeply any effort by the Sanders campaign to so imply.

3. Alexis Ohanian:

   I think every little bit of progress forward is a step in the right direction, i can't help but think that it will continue to be incumbent upon, I'll certainly say people like me dudes who have positions of power and influence and privilege to find ways to spotlight, to support, to champion and to do the work.

4. Rafael Nadal:

   I did n’t want to retire [ as ] the defending champion here. I did n’t want to leave the court with a retirement, it’s better like this at the end. I lost, nothing to say, congratulate [ my ] opponent. That’s the sport at the same time – just try your best until the end.

5. Julien Pinot:

   The media do not care that Gasquet has an injection. When (2013 Tour champion Chris) Froome had (corticoids) treatment for his bronchitis last year it caused a stir, thibaut has had bronchitis for four days, he's being treated with plants.