campeador

They hailed the young warrior as Sid, or Cid, and the king, struck by the title, said that Ruy Diaz should thenceforth bear it; also that he should be known as campeador or champion.

Historical Tales - The Romance of Reality - Volume VII Charles Morris 1877

Gieshübler would have liked nothing better than to make her a declaration of love then and there, and to ask that he might fight and die for her as a Cid or some other campeador.

The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 12 Various

He was given the title of seid or cid (lord, chief) by the Moors and that of campeador (champion) by his admiring countrymen.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 3: Brownson-Clairvaux 1840-1916 1913

To find the mate of Roland the paladin we must seek the incomparable Cid, the campeador or champion of Spain, the noblest figure in Spanish story or romance.

Historical Tales - The Romance of Reality - Volume VII Charles Morris 1877

When Alfonso left the city of the Cid he brought with him the body of the campeador, mounted upon his steed Bavieca, and solemnly and slowly the train wound on until the corpse of the mighty dead was brought to the cloister of the monastery of Cardeña.

Historical Tales - The Romance of Reality - Volume VII Charles Morris 1877