Thesaurus results for CAVALIERS

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

Mulvaney’s penchant for girlish giggles and squeals between bites of her spaghetti pomodoro stand out in Arno, especially when juxtaposed against the sea of older gentlemen in an assortment of ill-fitting grey blazers sitting behind her at the bar.

— Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 18 Feb. 2026
Distinguished gentlemen boasting dashing Hessian boots and tall beaver hats.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Jan. 2026