Meanings
nounworld champion (plural world champions)
plural world champions
- The winner of a world cup or world championship.
New Zealand were crowned world champions for the first time in 24 years after squeezing past an inspired France team by a single point.
2011 October 23, Tom Fordyce, “2011 Rugby World Cup final: New Zealand 8-7 France”, in BBC Sport
Translations
Danish verdensmester
- verdensmesterwinner of world cup or world championship
Dutch wereldkampioen
- wereldkampioenwinner of world cup or world championship
Finnish maailmanmestari
- maailmanmestariwinner of world cup or world championship
French champion du monde, championne du monde
- champion du mondewinner of world cup or world championship
- championne du mondewinner of world cup or world championship
German Weltmeister, Weltmeisterin
- Weltmeisterwinner of world cup or world championship
- Weltmeisterinwinner of world cup or world championship
Hungarian világbajnok
- világbajnokwinner of world cup or world championship
Icelandic heimsmeistari
- heimsmeistariwinner of world cup or world championship
Norwegian Bokmål verdensmester
- verdensmesterwinner of world cup or world championship
Russian чемпион мира
- чемпион мира (čempion mira)winner of world cup or world championship
Swedish världsmästare
- världsmästarewinner of world cup or world championship
Cite this entry
APA
world champion. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/world%20champion
MLA
“world champion.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/world%20champion. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “world champion,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/world%20champion.
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