champion

(s) holding first place in a contest
- a champion show dog
- a prizewinning wine
prizewinning,

Nouns

(n) someone who has won first place in a competition champ, title-holder,
(n) someone who fights for a cause paladin, fighter, hero,
(n) a person who backs a politician or a team etc.
- all their supporters came out for the game
- they are friends of the library
admirer, booster, protagonist, supporter, friend,
(n) someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field adept, hotshot, maven, mavin, superstar, virtuoso, whiz, whizz, wiz, wizard, sensation, star, ace, genius,

Verbs

(v) protect or fight for as a champion defend,

Synonyms

defend champ title-holder prizewinning paladin fighter hero admirer booster protagonist supporter friend adept hotshot maven mavin superstar virtuoso whiz whizz wiz wizard sensation star ace genius

Words of close approximity

champion lode championship