cavalier

¹cav·a·lier

noun \ˌka-və-ˈlir\

Definition of CAVALIER

1

: a gentleman trained in arms and horsemanship

2

: a mounted soldier : knight

3

capitalized : an adherent of Charles I of England

4

: gallant

Examples of CAVALIER

1. <a novel about the dashing cavaliers and gracious ladies of the South before the Civil War>

Origin of CAVALIER

Middle French, from Old Italian cavaliere, from Old Occitan cavalier, from Late Latin caballarius horseman, from Latin caballus

First Known Use: 1589

Related to CAVALIER

Synonyms: gentleman

Related Words: Galahad, knight, prince; beau, Beau Brummell, blade, blood, buck, dandy, dude, fop, gallant, jay, petit-maître; captivator, charmer, ladies' man (also lady's man), smoothy (or smoothie); aristocrat, patrician, swell, toff [chiefly British]

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Other Equestrian Terms

canter, cantle, curry, farrier, hunter, paddock, router, skirt, tack

Rhymes with CAVALIER

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