champeen

noun

1. (nonstandard)A champion.

   “"He could whip a dozen Cyclone Dicks in the same evening with his eyes shut." "He's the next champeen," admitted the first speaker.”

   “"You're right, me lad, I was the best fightin' man, the greatest champeen as ever was."”

   “"I'd take a li'l' bet that New York ain't lookin' for no champeen ropers or bronco-busters," said Stace.”

   “In this corner, the operatic heavyweight from Modena, Italy, Luciano Pavarotti! And in this corner, that Iberian emoter, champeen tenor Placido Domingo!”

   “So, there he goes, riding off into the golden sunset of history. Lance Armstrong, champeen of the cycling world.”