champion

Meister, Champion

Person oder Mannschaft, die einen Wettbewerb gewonnen hat, besonders den wichtigsten einer Sportart.

In einfachem Englisch: A person or team that has won a competition, especially the most important one in a sport.

• She is the new champion.
• The world champion won another race.
• Who beat the defending champion in the final?

So benutzt man es: champion of something (She became champion of the tournament.)

Synonyme: winner, titleholder

Gegenteile: loser

Häufige Wendungen: world champion, national champion, defending champion

Verfechter, Fürsprecher

Jemand, der sich nachdrücklich für ein Anliegen oder die Rechte anderer einsetzt.

In einfachem Englisch: Someone who strongly supports and works for a cause or another person’s rights.

• She is a champion of free speech.
• The lawyer became a champion for poor families.
• We need more champions of public education.

So benutzt man es: champion of something (He was a champion of equal rights.); champion for someone (She became a champion for unpaid carers.)

Synonyme: supporter, advocate, defender

Gegenteile: opponent

Häufige Wendungen: champion of freedom, champion of something, champion for someone

Vorkämpfer, Vertreter

Person, die ausgewählt wurde, um für eine Gruppe anzutreten oder zu kämpfen.

In einfachem Englisch: A person chosen to compete or fight on behalf of a group.

• Each village chose a champion.
• Our champion will fight on our behalf.
• The king sent his champion to face the challenger.

So benutzt man es: champion for someone/something (They chose him as champion for their village.)

Synonyme: representative

Häufige Wendungen: choose a champion, village champion, champion for someone

siegreich

Hat einen Wettbewerb gewonnen und dabei alle anderen Teilnehmer geschlagen.

In einfachem Englisch: Having won a competition by beating all the other competitors.

• She is a champion swimmer.
• The champion team returned home yesterday.
• He trained with a former champion boxer.

Synonyme: winning, title-winning

Häufige Wendungen: champion boxer, champion team, champion swimmer

erstklassig, hervorragend

Besser als alle anderen derselben Art.

In einfachem Englisch: Better than all others of the same kind.

• That is a champion rose.
• The farmer proudly showed us his champion bull.
• Her champion vegetables attracted crowds at the fair.

Synonyme: outstanding, first-rate, excellent

Gegenteile: inferior

Häufige Wendungen: champion rose, champion bull, champion grower

verfechten, unterstützen

Sich stark für ein Anliegen, eine Idee oder eine Person einsetzen und zum Erfolg beitragen.

In einfachem Englisch: To strongly support a cause, idea, or person and work to help them succeed.

• She champions workers' rights.
• He championed the plan despite strong opposition.
• Who will champion this cause in parliament?

Synonyme: support, promote, advocate, defend

Gegenteile: oppose

Häufige Wendungen: champion a cause, champion equal rights, champion someone's ideas