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1. (n.) cavalier
a horseman, esp. a mounted soldier; knight.
2. cavalier
one having the spirit or bearing of a knight; a courtly gentleman; gallant.
3. cavalier
the male escort or dancing partner of a woman.
4. cavalier
(cap.) an adherent of Charles I of England in his dispute with Parliament.
5. (adj.) cavalier
haughty, disdainful, or supercilious.
6. cavalier
casual; lighthearted.
7. cavalier
(cap.) of or pertaining to Cavaliers or Cavalier poets.
Etymology: (1590–1600; < MF: horseman, knight < It cavaliere < OPr < LL caballārius, der. of L caball(us) horse)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) cavalier, chevalier
a gallant or courtly gentleman
2. (adj) Cavalier, Royalist
a royalist supporter of Charles I during the English Civil War
3. (adj) cavalier, high-handed
given to haughty disregard of others
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) cavalier
gay; easy; offhand; frank
2. (adj) cavalier
high-spirited
3. (adj) cavalier
supercilious; haughty; disdainful; curt; brusque
4. (adj) cavalier
of or pertaining to the party of King Charles I
5. (noun) cavalier
a military man serving on horseback; a knight
6. (noun) cavalier
a gay, sprightly, military man; hence, a gallant
7. (noun) cavalier
one of the court party in the time of king Charles I. as contrasted with a Roundhead or an adherent of Parliament
8. (noun) cavalier
a work of more than ordinary height, rising from the level ground of a bastion, etc., and overlooking surrounding parts
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Sense: in former times, a horseman or knight.
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 Afrikaans: kavalier |
 Arabic: فارِس |
 Bulgarian: конник/рицар |
 Brazilian: cavaleiro |
 Czech: kavalír, jezdec, rytíř |
 German: der Reiter, der Ritter |
 Danish: ridder |
 Greek: ιππότης |
 Spanish: caballero |
 Estonian: ratsur, rüütel |
 Farsi: سلحشور؛ اسب سوار مسلح |
 Finnish: kavaljeeri |
 French: cavalier |
 Hebrew: פָּרַש |
 Hindi: घुड़सवार |
 Croatian: vitez |
 Hungarian: lovag |
 Indonesian: ksatria |
 Icelandic: reiðmaður, riddari |
 Italian: cavaliere |
 Japanese: 騎士 |
 Korean: 기사 |
 Lithuanian: raitelis, riteris |
 Latvian: kavalērists; jātnieks |
 Malay: satria |
 Dutch: ruiter |
 Norwegian: ridder |
 Polish: rycerz |
 Persian: سلحشور؛ اسب سوار مسلح |
 Pashto: داّس سپور: هغه كړى چه دښځ |
 Portuguese: cavaleiro |
 Romanian: cavaler |
 Russian: всадник |
 Slovak: jazdec, rytier |
 Slovenian: jezdec, vitez |
 Serbian: konjica |
 Swedish: ryttare, riddare, kavalje |
 Thai: นักรบบนหลังม้า |
 Turkish: süvari, şövalye |
 Taiwanese: 騎士 |
 Ukrainian: вершник; кавалерист |
 Urdu: گھڑ سوار |
 Vietnamese: kỵ sỹ |
 Chinese: 骑士 |
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