champion
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(satellite adjective) holding first place in a contest; "a champion show dog"; "a prizewinning wine" |
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Synonyms: prizewinning |
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(verb) protect or fight for as a champion |
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Synonyms: defend |
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Related Words: back, endorse, plump for, plunk for, support |
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(satellite adjective) clearly superior or having the attributes of a winner; "a champion at teaching" |
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(noun) someone who fights for a cause |
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Synonyms: fighter, hero, paladin |
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Related Words: defender, guardian, protector |
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(noun) someone who has won first place in a competition |
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Synonyms: champ, title-holder |
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Related Words: challenger, competition, competitor, contender, record-breaker, record-holder, rival |
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(noun) a person who backs a politician or a team etc.; "all their supporters came out for the game"; "they are friends of the library" |
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Synonyms: admirer, booster, friend, protagonist, supporter |
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Related Words: Cavalier, Confederate, Francophil, Francophile, Graecophile, Jacobite, Roundhead, Shavian, Whig, advocate, anglophil, anglophile, believer, convert, endorser, enthusiast, exponent, free trader, functionalist, loyalist, mainstay, partisan, partizan, philhellene, philhellinist, pillar, proponent, ratifier, seconder, stalwart, subscriber, sympathizer, well-wisher |
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