[kav-uh-leer, kav-uh-leer] 
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 9. | to play the cavalier. |
| 10. | to be haughty or domineering. |