Chevalier

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A member of certain male orders of knighthood or merit, such as the Legion of Honor in France.
  • n. A French nobleman of the lowest rank.
  • n. Used as a title for such a nobleman.
  • n. A knight.
  • n. A chivalrous man.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A cavalier; a knight.
  • n. In tarot cards, the card between the valet and the dame
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A horseman; a knight; a gallant young man.
  • n. A member of certain orders of knighthood.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A horseman; a knight; a cavalier; a gallant soldier.
  • n. The lowest title of rank in the old French nobility.
  • n. A member or knight of an honorable order, especially one who holds the lowest rank in such an order when there are more ranks than one: as, a chevalier of the Legion of Honor. The word in this sense is not used as a title of address. Compare cavalier.
  • n. In heraldry, an armed knight, usually mounted. If mounted, the blazon should state the fact.
  • n. In ornithology, an old and disused name of the greenshank, redshank, and other birds of the genus Totanus. Also called gambet and horseman
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a gallant or courtly gentleman
  • n. French actor and cabaret singer (1888-1972)
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    male aristocrat    vocaliser    player    histrion    role player    vocalizer    singer    actor    thespian    vocalist   
    Cross Reference
    Form
    cavalier   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    horseman    knight    lover   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
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    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
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