cavalier
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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
See Examples of CAVALIER
- <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
Rhymes with CAVALIER
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2cavalier
adjectiveDefinition of CAVALIER
1
: debonair
2
: marked by or given to offhand and often disdainful dismissal of important matters <a cavalier attitude toward money>
3
a capitalized : of or relating to the party of Charles I of England in his struggles with the Puritans and Parliament b : aristocratic c capitalized : of or relating to the English Cavalier poets of the mid-17th century
— ca·va·lier·ism \-ˌi-zəm\ noun
— cav·a·lier·ly adverb
Examples of CAVALIER
- They are too cavalier in their treatment of others.
- She has a cavalier attitude about spending money.
- He has a cavalier disregard for the rights of others.
First Known Use of CAVALIER
circa 1641
Related to CAVALIER
- Synonyms
- assumptive, bumptious, arrogant, chesty, haughty, highfalutin (also hifalutin), high-and-mighty, high-handed, high-hat, huffish, huffy, imperious, important, lofty, lordly, masterful, overweening, peremptory, pompous, presuming, presumptuous, pretentious, self-asserting, self-assertive, sniffy, stiff-necked, supercilious, superior, toplofty (also toploftical), uppish, uppity
- Antonyms
- humble, lowly, modest, unarrogant, unpretentious
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