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Defender vs Champion - What's the difference?

defender | champion |

As nouns the difference between defender and champion

is that defender is someone who defends people or property while champion is someone who has been a winner in a contest.

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

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defender

English

Alternative forms

* defendor (obsolete) * defendour (obsolete)

Noun

(en noun)
  • Someone who defends people or property.
  • (legal) A lawyer who represents defendants.
  • A fighter who repels an attack.
  • (sports) One of the players whose primary task is to prevent the opposition from scoring.

    • 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

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