champion
/ˈtʃæmpiən/noun
A person or team that has won a competition, especially the most important one in a sport.
Example sentences
- “She has been the national chess champion for three years running.”
- “The champions lifted the trophy as the crowd cheered.”
- “He became world champion at just nineteen.”
Often with a title: world champion, defending champion, reigning champion. As a verb, to champion a cause is to support it publicly.