champion
/ˈtʃæmpiən/
nounverbadjective
Common
1.n.someone who has won first place in a competition
2.n.someone who fights for a cause
3.n.a person who backs a politician or a team etc.
“all their supporters came out for the game”
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champion and hero share a recorded sense, so the question is not what they mean but which one fits. champion means “someone who has won first place in a competition”. hero means “a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength”. hero is the more common of the two in everyday English.
/ˈtʃæmpiən/
1.n.someone who has won first place in a competition
2.n.someone who fights for a cause
3.n.a person who backs a politician or a team etc.
“all their supporters came out for the game”
/ˈhɪɹoʊ/
1.n.a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength
“RAF pilots were the heroes of the Battle of Britain”
2.n.the principal character in a play or movie or novel or poem
3.n.someone who fights for a cause
| champion | hero | |
|---|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈtʃæmpiən/ | /ˈhɪɹoʊ/ |
| Said | CHAM-pee-uhn | HIR-oh |
| Syllables | 3 | 2 |
| Letters | 8 | 4 |
| Parts of speech | noun, verb, adjective | noun |
| Senses | 6 | 7 |
| How common | Common | Core |
| Synonyms | champ, title-holder | none recorded |
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