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Champion: Winner & Advocate Meanings with Examples (2 meaning)

Meaning 1：winner (champion)

champion 🔊

/ˈtʃæmpiən/

n., v.

a person, animal, or team that wins a competition and is officially the best.

winner 🔊

➕

/ˈwɪnər/

n., v.

A person, animal, or team that wins a contest and is officially recognized as the best.

📁 Category：Entertainment & Sports 🔖 Level：Intermediate

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Root Explanation

From Latin 'campus' (field) to 'campio' (fighter); originally a warrior in combat. Now a winner or advocate.

💡 Mnemonic

Think 'champ' + 'ion' - a champion is a 'champ' who, like an active ion, leads the charge to victory or support.

📖 Example

After years of training, she finally held the trophy high as the crowd cheered for their new champion. 🔊 After years of training, she finally held the trophy high as the crowd cheered for their new champion.

🔗 Collocations

defending champion – the current title holder who is competing to keep the title

heavyweight champion – the top fighter in the heaviest weight class in boxing

champion athlete – an exceptional sportsperson who has won competitions

🔄 Synonyms

victor (n.) – the person who defeats an opponent in a contest

winner (n.) – a person or thing that wins something

champ (n.) – an informal short form of champion

🚫 Antonyms

loser (n.) – a person who fails to win

runner-up (n.) – a competitor or team finishing in second place

defeated (adj.) – having been beaten in a contest

🌱 Derivatives

championship (n.) – a contest for the position of champion

championless (adj.) – having no champion; without a winner

📖 Cultural Story

Rooted in medieval trial by combat: a 'champion' fought for a litigant. Today, it still means fighting for a cause (verb) or being the winner (noun).

Meaning 2：advocate (champion)

champion 🔊

/ˈtʃæmpiən/

n., v.

to strongly and publicly support someone or something, like an idea or a cause.

advocate 🔊

➕

/ˈædvəkeɪt/

n., v.

To strongly and publicly support a person, idea, or cause.

📁 Category：Behaviors & Actions 🔖 Level：Advanced

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Example

She always champions the ideas of new employees in meetings, making sure their voices are heard. 🔊 She always champions the ideas of new employees in meetings, making sure their voices are heard.

🔗 Collocations

champion a cause – to actively support a particular social or political issue

champion a reform – to promote changes in a system or law

champion the rights of – to defend the legal or moral entitlements of a group

🔄 Synonyms

advocate (v.) – to publicly recommend or support a particular policy or way of doing things

support (v.) – to give assistance or approval to someone or something

promote (v.) – to further the progress of something; to encourage

🚫 Antonyms

oppose (v.) – to actively resist or argue against something

criticize (v.) – to express disapproval of someone or something

undermine (v.) – to lessen the effectiveness of something, especially gradually