HIDALGO Synonyms: 48 Similar and Opposite Words

hidalgo

noun

Definition of hidalgo

as in seigneur

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Recent Examples of hidalgo Guy Montag burned libraries in Fahrenheit 451, and Don Quixote’s priest and barber burned the romances that turned the hidalgo mad. — Justin Beal, Curbed, 11 Sep. 2021

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Noun

Gianfranco was every inch the grand seigneur but without the pretense.

— John Mariani, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
The Patriots have lost five of six to Bills uber-QB Josh Allen, the reigning signal-caller seigneur of the AFC East.

— Christopher L. Gasper, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Jan. 2023

Definition of seigneur

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Pépin has been awarded a number of French and American accolades, including France’s highest civilian honor, becoming a chevalier of the Legion of Honor in 2004, and lifetime achievement awards from the James Beard Foundation (2005) and American Public Television (2015).

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 4 Mar. 2026
The three-course lunch menu is exceptional value at €58 ($68), featuring locavore produce like delicate omble chevalier (Arctic char) line-fished in the deep icy waters of Lake Annecy, or a simple onion, cooked with a sweet almond cream, quince, and rosemary oil.

— John Brunton, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Feb. 2026

Definition of chevalier

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But for now, at least, a couple of velvet ropes remain beyond the sheikh’s reach.

— Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2026
The saga began when one of Picasso’s daughters, Maya Widmaier-Picasso, supposedly sold the Walter bust, for roughly $42 million, to a representative of the Qatari sheikh Jassim bin Abdulaziz al-Thani.

— William D. Cohan, ARTnews.com, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of sheikh

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Netflix execs no doubt long ago figured out how to tune out the nattering nabobs of negativism, understanding that such scrutiny — from both consumers and the press — is the unavoidable by-product of success.

— Josef Adalian, Vulture, 21 Aug. 2026
But all the nattering nabobs of negativism who’d normally have been concentrating on Maura’s catastrophic first term had to devote at least a little attention to recounting one of the Wu Klux Klan’s more embarrassing moments of 2025.

— Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 21 Jan. 2026

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So far, though, there’s little sign of job displacement on the scale that the two tech barons predicted.

— John Cassidy, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026
The camp, which is celebrating its 100th anniversary this summer, was built on land formerly owned by Isaac Staples, a prominent 19th-century Stillwater lumber baron and industrialist.

— Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of baron

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Published by Curvebender in honor of Martin’s centenary, the book features a new foreword written by another knight of the turntable, Sir Paul McCartney.

— Jordan Runtagh, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2026
Cuban Knight Anole Cuban knight anoles are the bigger, greener cousins to a brown anole.

— Alex Harris August 25, Miami Herald, 25 Aug. 2026

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