English Dictionary: champion | by the DICT Development Group |
4 results for champion | |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Champion \Cham"pi*on\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Championed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Championing}.] [Obs.] --Shak. 2. To furnish with a champion; to attend or defend as champion; to support or maintain; to protect. Championed or unchampioned, thou diest. --Sir W. Scott. | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Champion, MI Zip code(s): 49814 Champion, NE Zip code(s): 69023 Champion, PA Zip code(s): 15622 | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Champion (1 Sam. 17:4, 23), properly "the man between the two," denoting the position of Goliath between the two camps. Single combats of this kind at the head of armies were common in ancient times. In ver. 51 this word is the rendering of a different Hebrew word, and properly denotes "a mighty man." |