Definition of "favourite" []

• Preferred or liked above all others (unless qualified.) (adjective)
• A person who enjoys special regard or favour. (noun)
• A person who is preferred or trusted above all others. (noun)
• A contestant or competitor thought most likely to win. (noun)
• Alternative form of favour. (verb)

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• "The title favourite Serena Williams and the world No1 Caroline Wozniacki will meet in the US Open semi-finals after both came through their delayed quarter-finals."
• "There was to be no glorious comeback, though, as the title favourite kept her hopes of a fourth US Open title very much alive."
• "It was now a huge task for the 20-year-old Russian, and the title favourite did not seem keen to hang around, making it five games in a row to move 3-0 ahead in the second set."