CHAMPION
NOUNS, PERSON
..700 — KEMP a champion; a big, strong, and brave warrior or athlete
1270 — CAMPION a champion; a person who fights on behalf of another, or on behalf of any cause → obs.
1638 — HYPERASPIST a champion; a defender → obs.
1640 — MAN OF MATCH a champion → obs.
1785 — TARTAR a champion; an expert’ one hard to beat or surpass in skill; an adept → sl.
1893 — WORLD-BEATER a champion; a winner; a very effective person → Amer. sl.
1894 — TALL MAN a champion; a brave or valiant man → Welsh (Bk.)
..20C — GUN a champion, esp. in shearing → Aust. sl.
1950 — CAMPEADOR a champion
VERBS
1861 — PART-TAKE to champion; to defend; to side with, to support → Sc.
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