Winner vs. Champion

Winnernoun

One who has won or often wins.

Championnoun

An ongoing winner in a game or contest.

‘The defending champion is expected to defeat his challenger.’;

Winnernoun

(sports) A point or goal that wins a competition.

Championnoun

Someone who is chosen to represent a group of people in a contest.

‘Real Madrid is eligible to play in FIFA Club World Cup as the champion of Europe.’;

Winnernoun

One who wins, or gains by success in competition, contest, or gaming.

Championnoun

Someone who fights for a cause or status.

‘champion of women's suffrage’;

Winnernoun

the contestant who wins the contest

Championnoun

Someone who fights on another's behalf.

‘champion of the poor’;

Winnernoun

a gambler who wins a bet

Championadjective

(attributive) Acting as a champion; that has defeated all one's competitors.

Winnernoun

a person with a record of successes;

‘his son would never be the achiever that his father was’; ‘only winners need apply’; ‘if you want to be a success you have to dress like a success’;

Championadjective

(attributive) Excellent; beyond compare.

Championadjective

Excellent; brilliant; superb; deserving of high praise.

‘"That rollercoaster was champion," laughed Vinny.’;

Championverb

(transitive) To promote, advocate, or act as a champion for (a cause, etc.).

Championverb

To challenge.

Championnoun

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.’;

Championnoun

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.

Championverb

To furnish with a champion; to attend or defend as champion; to support or maintain; to protect.

‘Championed or unchampioned, thou diest.’;

Championnoun

someone who has won first place in a competition

Championnoun

someone who fights for a cause

Championnoun

a person who backs a politician or a team etc.;

‘all their supporters came out for the game’; ‘they are friends of the library’;

Championnoun

someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field

Championverb

protect or fight for as a champion

Championadjective

holding first place in a contest;

‘a champion show dog’; ‘a prizewinning wine’;

Championnoun

a person who has surpassed all rivals in a sporting contest or other competition

‘a champion hurdler’;

Championnoun

a person who vigorously supports or defends a person or cause

‘he became the determined champion of a free press’;

Championnoun

a knight who fought in single combat on behalf of the monarch.

Championverb

vigorously support or defend the cause of

‘he championed the rights of the working class and the poor’;

Championadjective

excellent

‘‘Thank ye, lad,’ the farmer said. ‘That's champion.’’;

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.