champion

[1]	defend , protect , guard , support , back , stand up for , fight for , maintain , sustain , uphold , espouse , forward , promote , advocate

[1]	champ , victor , winner , conqueror , title-holder , prizewinner , titleist
[2]	defender , guardian , protector , paladin , hero , supporter , backer , protagonist , advocate
[3]	fighter , combatant , hero , admirer , warrior , booster , campaigner , friend , veteran
[4]	ace , adept , sensation , maven , mavin , virtuoso , genius , hotshot , star , superstar , whiz , whizz , wizard , wiz

adj.

[1]	prizewinning