cavaliers

noun

plural of cavalier
as in gentlemen
an honorable and courteous man a novel about the dashing cavaliers and gracious ladies of the South before the Civil War

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Recent Examples of cavaliers The young women and their cavaliers headed to L’Arc, a nightclub in Paris situated near the Shangri-La; there, the group continued their celebrations some hours later. — Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 1 Dec. 2025
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gentlemen
Noun
  • As if the Hawks should be gentlemen and hold open doors for the dainty, little Dream.
    — Candace Buckner, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Guy Ritchie’s The Gentlemen is adding a few more gentlemen (and ladies) for its third season, which has started production in UK and Morocco.
    — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of gentlemen

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