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Champion vs Champeen - What's the difference?

champion | champeen |

As nouns the difference between champion and champeen

is that champion is someone who has been a winner in a contest while champeen is a champion.

As an adjective champion

is acting as a champion; that has defeated all one's competitors.

As a verb champion

is to promote, advocate, or act as a champion for.

As a proper noun Champion

is {{surname}.

champion

English

(wikipedia champion)

Noun

(en noun)
  • Someone who has been a winner in a contest.
  • (rfex-sense) Someone who is chosen to represent a group of people in a contest.
  • Someone who fights for a cause or status.
  • Someone who fights on another's behalf.

    • Adjective

    (-)
  • (label) Acting as a champion; that has defeated all one's competitors.
  • (label) Excellent; beyond compare.
  • Excellent; superb; deserving of high praise.

    • Related terms

    * championship

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • to promote, advocate, or act as a champion for

    • References

    * * * * ----

    champeen

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (nonstandard) A champion.
  • * 1912 , , The Prince and Betty , ch. 19:
    • "He could whip a dozen Cyclone Dicks in the same evening with his eyes shut."
    "He's the next champeen ," admitted the first speaker.
  • * 1917 , , The Definite Object , ch. 24:
    • "You're right, me lad, I was the best fightin' man, the greatest champeen as ever was."
  • * 1920 , , The Big-Town Round-Up , Ch. 1:
    • "I'd take a li'l' bet that New York ain't lookin' for no champeen ropers or bronco-busters," said Stace.
  • * 1991 , " Entertainment: Will Tyson Do The Encores?," Time , 12 Aug:
    • In this corner, the operatic heavyweight from Modena, Italy, Luciano Pavarotti! And in this corner, that Iberian emoter, champeen tenor Placido Domingo!
  • * 2005 , Paul Oerjuerge, " Armstrong untouchable to the end," The Sun (San Bernadino, USA), 24 July (retrieved 18 Oct 2010):
    • So, there he goes, riding off into the golden sunset of history. Lance Armstrong, champeen of the cycling world.

    Usage notes

    * Originally used especially to refer to a champion in the sport of boxing, but since extended to other contexts.