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Synonyms for champion

Most common

superstar star ace hot-shot leader defender fighter paladin

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

1. Superstar

superstar, star, ace, hot-shot, genius, virtuoso, wizard, adept, wiz, whiz US, whizz UK, maven US, sensation, lulu slang

4. Paladin — someone who fights for a cause or status

paladin, knight

Adjective

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    Someone who fights for a cause or status.

    Emmeline Pankhurst was a champion of women's suffrage.

  2. n. 2

    An ongoing winner in a game or contest.

    The defending champion is expected to defeat his challenger.

  3. n. 3

    Someone who is chosen to represent a group of people in a contest.

    Barcelona is eligible to play in FIFA Club World Cup as the champion of Europe.

  4. adj. 1

    Acting as a champion; having defeated all one's competitors.

Related words

Word family
championless championship

Forms

Plural
champions → superstars, stars, aces, hot-shots…

Example sentences

  • ace The relief pitcher was no substitute for the ace.
  • wizard So, was there a time when you were a wizard, too?
  • superstar The superstar invited Adriano to their concert.
  • leader We need a new leader to pull our company together.
  • defender He is the most fearsome defender in the league.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
championrising
acesteady
wizardrising
superstarrising
leaderrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters
ace1, wiz1
4 letters
best1, star1, hero2, lulu2, whiz1
5 letters
chief1, champ1, adept2, maven2, whizz
6 letters
friend1, leader2, winner2, weapon2, genius2, knight1, victor2, wizard2
7 letters
fighter2, warrior3, booster2, admirer3, paladin3
8 letters
advocate3, defender3, partisan3, virtuoso4
9 letters
supporter3, sensation3, superstar3, protector3, conqueror3, combatant3, succeeder
10 letters
vindicator4
11 letters
protagonist4

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (hero2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
champion
Italiano
campione
Español
adalid
Deutsch
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