champion

English

/ˈtʃæmpiən/

noun
Definitions
  • An ongoing winner in a game or contest.
  • Someone who is chosen to represent a group of people in a contest.
  • Someone who fights for a cause or status.
  • Someone who fights on another's behalf.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English champioun derived from Old French champion derived from Latin campio derived from Frankish *kampijō (fighter) derived from *kampijō (combat soldier, fighter), *kampijan (campaign, battle, do battle), *kamp (battle, battlefield, field, level plain, field of battle, open field where military exercises are held) derived from Latin campus (field, level ground, plain, open space, level field, open field, a plain, camp, a place of action, open country, scope, place field of action, an open space, a field, battlefield, level plain, a plain field).

Origin

Latin

campus

Gloss

field, level ground, plain, open space, level field, open field, a plain, camp, a place of action, open country, scope, place field of action, an open space, a field, battlefield, level plain, a plain field

Concept
Semantic Field

Agriculture and vegetation

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

野, 畑, 原

Emoji
🏑 🚜

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