CAVALIER


Meaning of CAVALIER in English

n. & adj.

n. 1 hist. (Cavalier) a supporter of Charles I in the Civil War. 2 a courtly gentleman, esp. as a lady's escort. 3 archaic a horseman.

adj. offhand, supercilious, blasé. cavalierly adv.

[ F f. It. cavaliere: see CHEVALIER ]

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