How to pronounce champion
American English pronunciation
CHAM-pee-un
- IPA
- /ˈtʃæmpi.ən/
- Syllables
- CHAM · pee · un (3 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What champion means
Most people know champion in its everyday sense. Here's its other meaning.
To speak up for a cause or person and support it
In a sentence: Ms. Lee championed the plan for a new library at every town meeting until it was built.
Where it comes from: It comes from the Late Latin campio, a fighter in a contest, from campus, a field. Long ago a champion was someone who fought on another person's behalf, and the meaning of standing up for a cause grew from that.
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