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cav⋅a⋅lier

  [kav-uh-leer, kav-uh-leer]
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–noun
1. a horseman, esp. 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.
–verb (used without object)
9. to play the cavalier.
10. to be haughty or domineering.
Origin:
1590–1600; < MF: horseman, knight < OIt cavaliere < OPr < LL caballārius man on horseback, equiv. to L caball(us) horse (cf. capercaillie ) + -ārius -ary

Related forms:
cav⋅a⋅lier⋅ism, cav⋅a⋅lier⋅ness, noun
cav⋅a⋅lier⋅ly, adverb

Synonyms:
5. indifferent, offhand, uncaring, thoughtless, condescending.
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cav·a·lier   (kāv'ə-lîr')   
n.  

  1. A gallant or chivalrous man, especially one serving as escort to a woman of high social position; a gentleman.

  2. A mounted soldier; a knight.

  3. Cavalier A supporter of Charles I of England in his struggles against Parliament. Also called Royalist.

adj.  

  1. Showing arrogant or offhand disregard; dismissive: a cavalier attitude toward the suffering of others.

  2. Carefree and nonchalant; jaunty.

  3. Cavalier Of or relating to a group of 17th-century English poets associated with the court of Charles I.


[French, horseman, from Old Italian cavaliere, from Late Latin caballārius, from Latin caballus, horse.]
cav'a·lier'ly adv.
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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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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