nnoun.personsomeone who has won first place in a competitionSynset:champ title-holder
Hypernyms:challenger competition competitor contender rival
Inherited Hypernyms:championrivalcontestantpersoncausal agentphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:championrivalcontestantpersonorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:record-breakerrecord-holder
Full Hyponyms:record-breaker
nnoun.personsomeone who fights for a causeSynset:fighter hero paladin
Derivationally Related Form:heroicalchampionfight
Hypernyms:defender guardian protector shielder
Inherited Hypernyms:championdefenderpreserverpersoncausal agentphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:championdefenderpreserverpersonorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
nnoun.persona person who backs a politician or a team etc.Synset:admirer booster friend protagonist supporter
Examples:- all their supporters came out for the game
- they are friends of the library
Derivationally Related Form:admiresupportchampionboost
Hypernyms:advocate advocator exponent proponent
Inherited Hypernyms:supporteradvocatepersoncausal agentphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:supporteradvocatepersonorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:BoswellConfederateFrancophilFrancophileGraecophileJacobiteNew DealerRoundheadShavianWhiganglophilanglophilebelievercheerleadercorporatistendorserenthusiastfree traderfunctionalistindorserloyalistmainstaymaintainerpartisanpartizanphilhellenephilhellenistpillarratifierseconderstalwartsubscribersustainersympathisersympathizertoastertrusterupholderverifiervoucherwassailerwell-wisher
Full Hyponyms:abiogenistaddictaficionadoanglophileapostlebackslapperballetomanebelieverbleeding heartboswellbushwhackercheerleadercolonialistconfederateconfederate soldierconfuciancorporatistenthusiastevolutionistfanaticfellow travelerfrancophilefree traderfunctionalistgadgeteergym ratimperialistjacobiteloyalistmalthusiannew dealerphilhellenepillarrailbirdrebelroundheadsecondershavianshutterbugsports fansubscribersympathizertoasterupholdervitalistvoucherwhig
nnoun.personsomeone who is dazzlingly skilled in any fieldSynset:ace adept genius hotshot maven mavin sensation star superstar virtuoso whiz whizz wiz wizard
Derivationally Related Form:virtuosoaceadeptstar
Hypernyms:expert
Inherited Hypernyms:aceexpertpersoncausal agentphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:aceexpertpersonorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:track star
vverb.competitionprotect or fight for as a championSynset:defend
Derivationally Related Form:defenderdefensiblechampion
Hypernyms:back endorse indorse plump for plunk for support
Inherited Hypernyms:championbackapproveauthorizepermitacceptreactact
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody
adj satadj.allholding first place in a contestSynset:prizewinning
Examples:- a champion show dog
- a prizewinning wine
Antonyms:worst
Inherited Hypernyms:champion
Similar to:best