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noun
1.
a horseman, especially a mounted soldier; knight.
2.
one having the spirit or bearing of a knight; a courtly gentleman; gallant.
3.
a man escorting a woman or acting as her partner in dancing.
4.
(initial capital letter) an adherent of Charles I of England in his contest with Parliament.
adjective
5.
haughty, disdainful, or supercilious: an arrogant and cavalier attitude toward others.
6.
offhand or unceremonious: The very dignified officials were confused by his cavalier manner.
7.
(initial capital letter) of or pertaining to the Cavaliers.
8.
(initial capital letter) of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the Cavalier poets or their work.
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Cavalier
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verb (used without object)
9.
to play the cavalier.
10.
to be haughty or domineering.
Origin:
1590–1600; < Middle French: horseman, knight < Old Italian cavaliere < Old Provençal < Late Latin caballārius man on horseback, equivalent to Latin caball(us) horse (compare capercaillie) + -ārius -ary
1590–1600; < Middle French: horseman, knight < Old Italian cavaliere < Old Provençal < Late Latin caballārius man on horseback, equivalent to Latin caball(us) horse (compare capercaillie) + -ārius -ary
Related forms
cav·a·lier·ism, cav·a·lier·ness, noun
cav·a·lier·ly, adverb
un·cav·a·lier, adjective
un·cav·a·lier·ly, adverb
Synonyms
5. indifferent, offhand, uncaring, thoughtless, condescending.
5. indifferent, offhand, uncaring, thoughtless, condescending.
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| Cavalier (ˌkævəˈlɪə) | |
| —n | |
| Compare Roundhead a supporter of Charles I during the English Civil War | |
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Word Origin & History
cavalier
1589, from It. cavalliere "mounted soldier, knight," from L.L. caballarius "horseman," from L. caballus "horse, a pack horse." Sense advanced in 17c. to "knight," then "courtly gentleman," which led to adj. "disdainful" (1657). Meaning "Royalist adherent of Charles I" is from 1641.
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