Champion vs. Contender — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Champion and Contender
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Champion
A champion (from the late Latin campio) is the victor in a challenge, contest or competition. There can be a territorial pyramid of championships, e.g.
Contender
To strive in opposition or against difficulties; struggle
Armies contending for control of territory.
Had to contend with long lines at the airport.
Champion
A person who has surpassed all rivals in a sporting contest or other competition
A champion hurdler
Contender
To strive in competition, as in a race; vie
Two runners contending for the lead.
Champion
A person who vigorously supports or defends a person or cause
He became the determined champion of a free press
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Contender
To strive in controversy or debate; dispute.
Champion
Vigorously support or defend the cause of
He championed the rights of the working class and the poor
Contender
To assert or maintain
The defense contended that the evidence was inadmissible.
Champion
Excellent
‘Thank ye, lad,’ the farmer said. ‘That's champion.’
Contender
Someone who competes with one or more other people.
Champion
One that wins first place or first prize in a competition.
Contender
Someone who has a viable chance of winning a competition.
Champion
One that is clearly superior or has the attributes of a winner
A champion at teaching.
Contender
One who contends; a contestant.
Champion
An ardent defender or supporter of a cause or another person
A champion of the homeless.
Contender
The contestant you hope to defeat;
He had respect for his rivals
He wanted to know what the competition was doing
Champion
One who fights; a warrior.
Champion
To fight for, defend, or support as a champion
Championed the cause of civil rights.
Champion
(Obsolete) To defy or challenge.
Champion
Holding first place or prize
A champion show dog.
Champion
Superior to all others
"the champion playboy of the Western World" (John Millington Synge).
Champion
An ongoing winner in a game or contest.
The defending champion is expected to defeat his challenger.
Champion
Someone who is chosen to represent a group of people in a contest.
Barcelona is eligible to play in FIFA Club World Cup as the champion of Europe.
Champion
Someone who fights for a cause or status.
Emmeline Pankhurst was a champion of women's suffrage.
Champion
Someone who fights on another's behalf.
Champion of the poor
Champion
(botany) A particularly notable member of a plant species, such as one of great size.
Champion
(attributive) Acting as a champion; having defeated all one's competitors.
Champion
(attributive) Excellent; beyond compare.
Champion
Excellent; brilliant; superb; deserving of high praise.
"That rollercoaster was champion," laughed Vinny.
Champion
(transitive) To promote, advocate, or act as a champion for (a cause, etc.).
Champion
To challenge.
Champion
One who engages in any contest; especially one who in ancient times contended in single combat in behalf of another's honor or rights; or one who now acts or speaks in behalf of a person or a cause; a defender; an advocate; a hero.
A stouter champion never handled sword.
Champions of law and liberty.
Champion
One who by defeating all rivals, has obtained an acknowledged supremacy in any branch of athletics or game of skill, and is ready to contend with any rival; as, the champion of England.
Champion
To furnish with a champion; to attend or defend as champion; to support or maintain; to protect.
Championed or unchampioned, thou diest.
Champion
Someone who has won first place in a competition
Champion
Someone who fights for a cause
Champion
A person who backs a politician or a team etc.;
All their supporters came out for the game
They are friends of the library
Champion
Someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
Champion
Protect or fight for as a champion
Champion
Holding first place in a contest;
A champion show dog
A prizewinning wine
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