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cav⋅a⋅lier
[kav-uh-leer, kav-uh-leer] 
–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
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.
5. indifferent, offhand, uncaring, thoughtless, condescending.
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| cav·a·lier (kāv'ə-lîr') n.
[French, horseman, from Old Italian cavaliere, from Late Latin caballārius, from Latin caballus, horse.] cav'a·lier'ly adv. |
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Cavalier
Cav`a*lier"\ (k[a^]v`[.a]*l[=e]r"), n. [F. cavalier, It. cavaliere, LL. caballarius, fr. L. caballus. See Cavalcade, and cf. Chevalier, Caballine.]1. A military man serving on horseback; a knight. 2. A gay, sprightly, military man; hence, a gallant. 3. One of the court party in the time of king Charles I. as contrasted with a Roundhead or an adherent of Parliament. --Clarendon. 4. (Fort.) A work of more than ordinary height, rising from the level ground of a bastion, etc., and overlooking surrounding parts.Cavalier
Cav`a*lier"\, a. Gay; easy; offhand; frank. The plodding, persevering scupulous accuracy of the one, and the easy, cavalier, verbal fluency of the other, form a complete contrast. --Hazlitt. 2. High-spirited. [Obs.] "The people are naturally not valiant, and not much cavalier." --Suckling. 3. Supercilious; haughty; disdainful; curt; brusque. 4. Of or pertaining to the party of King Charles I. "An old Cavalier family." --Beaconsfield.
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Language Translation for : cavalier
Spanish:
caballero,
German:
der Reiter,der Ritter,
Japanese:
騎士
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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