cup holder
noun [C]Definition
› In team sports, the cup holders are the team that won the cup (= prize) for the competition held during the previous year or season: The cup holders began their defence of the trophy in fine style.Winners and losers
(Definition of cup holder noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- all-American noun
- also-ran noun
- be a slam dunk idiom
- champ noun
- champion noun (WINNER)
- championship noun (COMPETITION)
- dark horse noun (WINNER)
- loser noun (DOES NOT WIN)
- match noun (COMPETITION)
- medallist noun
- number one noun (THE BEST)
- reigning adjective
- runner-up noun
- shoo-in noun
- superstar noun
- title noun (SPORTS PRIZE)
- titleholder noun
- victor noun
- winner noun
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