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Cavalier
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Adjective
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
Cavalier
see synonyms of cavalieradjective
1.
showing haughty disregard; offhand
noun
2.
a gallant or courtly gentleman, esp one acting as a lady's escort
3. archaic
a horseman, esp one who is armed
noun
a supporter of Charles I during the English Civil War
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Cavalier
see synonyms of cavalier noun
1.
an armed horseman; knight
2.
a gallant or courteous gentleman, esp. one serving as a lady's escort
3. [C-]
a partisan of Charles I of England in his struggles with Parliament (1641-49); Royalist
see also Roundhead adjective
4. [C-]
a.
of the Cavaliers
b.
associated with the court of Charles I of England
Cavalier poets
5.
a.
free and easy
b.
casual or indifferent toward matters of some importance
c.
haughty; arrogant; supercilious
Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.
Cavalier
see synonyms of cavaliern.
1. A gallant or chivalrous man, especially one serving as escort to a woman of high social position; a gentleman.
2. A mounted soldier; a knight.
3. Cavalier A supporter of Charles I of England in his struggles against Parliament. Also called Royalist.
adj.
1. Showing arrogant or offhand disregard; dismissive: a cavalier attitude toward the suffering of others.
2. Carefree and nonchalant; jaunty.
3. Cavalier Of or relating to a group of 17th-century English poets associated with the court of Charles I.
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