CAVALIER

Meaning of CAVALIER in English

/ ˌkævəˈlɪə(r); NAmE -ˈlɪr/ noun

a supporter of the King in the English Civil War (1642-49)

—compare Roundhead

For more information see the Cultural Guide

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

CAVALIER — I. noun Etymology: Middle French, from Old Italian ~e, from Old Occitan ~, from Late Latin caballarius horseman, from Latin …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CAVALIER — In the English Civil Wars , the name adopted by Charles I 's supporters, who contemptuously called their opponents Roundheads …
Английский словарь Британика
CAVALIER — I. |kavə|li(ə)r, -iə noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle French, from Old Italian cavaliere, from Old Provençal cavalier, from Late …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CAVALIER — — cavalierism, cavalierness , n. — cavalierly , adv. /kav'euh lear", kav"euh lear'/ , n. 1. a horseman, esp. a …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CAVALIER — I. ˌka-və-ˈlir noun Etymology: Middle French, from Old Italian cavaliere, from Old Occitan cavalier, from Late Latin caballarius horseman, from …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CAVALIER
Webster English vocab
CAVALIER — [ ˌkavə'lɪə ] ■ noun 1》 ( Cavalier ) historical a supporter of King Charles I in the English Civil …
Concise Oxford English vocab
CAVALIER — [cav.a.lier] n [MF, fr. OIt cavaliere, fr. OProv cavalier, fr. LL caballarius horseman, fr. L caballus] (1589) 1: a gentleman …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CAVALIER — (from Late Latin caballarius, horseman), originally a rider or cavalryman; the term had the same derivation as the French chevalier. …
Britannica English vocabulary
CAVALIER — cavalier BrE AmE ˌkæv ə ˈlɪə ◂ AmE \ -ˈlɪ ə r ▷ cavalier|ly li ▷ cavalier|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
CAVALIER — / ˌkævəˈlɪə(r); NAmE -ˈlɪr/ adjective [ usually before noun ] not caring enough about sth important or about the feelings …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CAVALIER — cav ‧ a ‧ lier /ˌkævəˈlɪə◂ $ -ˈlɪr◂/ BrE AmE adjective [usually before noun] [ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: French …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CAVALIER — Cavalier BrE AmE noun a supporter of King Charles I against parliament in the English Civil War of the 17th …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CAVALIER — n. & adj. --n. 1 hist. (Cavalier) a supporter of Charles I in the Civil War. 2 a courtly gentleman, …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CAVALIER — n. & adj. n. 1 hist. (Cavalier) a supporter of Charles I in the Civil War. 2 a courtly gentleman, …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CAVALIER — n. & adj. --n. 1. hist. (Cavalier) a supporter of Charles I in the Civil War. 2 a courtly gentleman, …
Oxford English vocab
CAVALIER — If you describe a person or their behaviour as cavalier , you are criticizing them because you think that they …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CAVALIER — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES cavalier (= very careless, especially about something serious or important ) ▪ his cavalier attitude …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CAVALIER — (WITHOUT CARE) [adjective] - without caring about other people's feelings or safety; thoughtlessI don't approve of his cavalier attitude towards …
Cambridge English vocab
CAVALIER — n. In the English Civil Wars , the name adopted by Charles I 's supporters, who contemptuously called their opponents …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
CAVALIER — n. 25B6; noun (historical) Cavaliers dying for King Charles : ROYALIST, king's man. (archaic) the lady and her cavalier : …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
CAVALIER — 1. сущ. 1) всадник; кавалерист Syn : horseman, rider 2) ист. рыцарь 3) галантный мужчина, кавалер 4) партнер дамы 5) …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CAVALIER — cavalier.ogg 1. ͵kævəʹlıə n 1. всадник; ист. конный воин; рыцарь 2. (галантный) кавалер 3. партнёр дамы ( в танцах, на …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
CAVALIER — 1. [͵kævəʹlıə] n 1. всадник; ист. конный воин; рыцарь 2. (галантный) кавалер 3. партнёр дамы ( в танцах, на прогулке …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
CAVALIER — 1. ͵kævəʹlıə n 1. всадник; ист. конный воин; рыцарь 2. (галантный) кавалер 3. партнёр дамы ( в танцах, на прогулке …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
CAVALIER — 1. сущ. 1) всадник; кавалерист Syn: horseman , rider 2) ист. рыцарь 3) галантный мужчина, кавалер 4) партнер дамы 5) …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
CAVALIER — 1. сущ. 1) всадник; кавалерист Syn: horseman, rider 2) ист. рыцарь 3) галантный мужчина, кавалер 4) партнер дамы 5) (Cavalier) ист. роялист ( сторонник Карла I в …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
CAVALIER — 1. _n. 1> всадник; кавалерист 2> _ист. рыцарь 3> _уст. кавалер 4> (Cavalier) _ист. роялист (времен Карла I) 2. _a. …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
CAVALIER — 1. n. 1. всадник; кавалерист 2. ист. рыцарь 3. уст. кавалер 4. (Cavalier) ист. роялист (времен Карла I) 2. a. …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
CAVALIER — 1. сущ. 1) всадник; кавалерист Syn : horseman, rider 2) ист. рыцарь 3) галантный мужчина, кавалер 4) партнер дамы 5) …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
CAVALIER — cavaliero, paladino
English interlingue dictionary
CAVALIER — (a.) Of or pertaining to the party of King Charles I.
Английский словарь Webster
CAVALIER — (a.) Supercilious; haughty; disdainful; curt; brusque.
Английский словарь Webster
CAVALIER — (a.) High-spirited.
Английский словарь Webster
CAVALIER
Английский словарь Webster
CAVALIER — (n.) A work of more than ordinary height, rising from the level ground of a bastion, etc., and overlooking surrounding …
Английский словарь Webster
CAVALIER — (n.) One of the court party in the time of king Charles I. as contrasted with a Roundhead or an …
Английский словарь Webster
CAVALIER
Английский словарь Webster
CAVALIER — (n.) A military man serving on horseback; a knight.
Английский словарь Webster
CAVALIER — ( n. ) One of the court party in the time of king Charles I. as contrasted with a Roundhead …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CAVALIER — ( n. ) A work of more than ordinary height, rising from the level ground of a bastion, etc., and …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CAVALIER — ( n. ) A military man serving on horseback; a knight.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CAVALIER
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CAVALIER — ( a. ) Supercilious; haughty; disdainful; curt; brusque.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CAVALIER — ( a. ) Of or pertaining to the party of King Charles I.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CAVALIER — ( a. ) High-spirited.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CAVALIER
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CAVALIER — adj. disdainful; careless; indifferent, thoughtless, careless (of other people's feelings or important issues)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
CAVALIER — n. knight, horseman; mounted soldier; gentleman
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
CAVALIER — n. Function: adjective Date: circa 1641 1 : DEBONAIR 2 : marked by or given to offhand and often disdainful …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
CAVALIER — n. Pronunciation: ˌ ka-v ə - ' lir Function: noun Etymology: Middle French, from Old Italian cavaliere, from Old Occitan …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
CAVALIER — If you describe a person or their behaviour as ~, you are criticizing them because you think that they do …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
CAVALIER — (MAN) [noun] [C] - a supporter of the king in the English Civil War in the 1640s
Cambridge English vocab
CAVALIER — Synonyms and related words : Bayard, Casanova, Don Juan, Don Quixote, Gawain, Lancelot, Lothario, Ritter, Romeo, Sidney, Sir Galahad, abrupt, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
CAVALIER
Slang English vocab
CAVALIER — Classification: County Located in: North Dakota (ND) Total Population (2000): 4831 Total Housing Units (2000): 2725 Land Area (square meters): …
U.S. Gazetteer English vocabulary
CAVALIER — Classification: City Located in: North Dakota (ND) Total Population (2000): 1537 Total Housing Units (2000): 750 Land Area (square meters): …
U.S. Gazetteer English vocabulary
CAVALIER — n. Function: adjective Synonyms: PROUD 1, arrogant, disdainful, haughty, high-and-mighty, insolent, lofty, overbearing, supercilious, superior
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
CAVALIER — I . n. 1. Knight, equestrian, horseman, chevalier, horse-soldier. 2. Partisan of Charles I., royalist. 3. Beau, attendant ( on …
Dictionary of English Synonyms
CAVALIER — adjective Synonyms: proud 1, arrogant, disdainful, haughty, high-and-mighty, insolent, lofty, overbearing, supercilious, superior
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
CAVALIER — adj.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary Second Edition
CAVALIER — adj. Cavalier is used with these nouns: ↑ attitude , ↑ dismissal , ↑ disregard , ↑ fashion
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
CAVALIER — n [ often pl ] a supporter of King Charles I in the English Civil War . The name Cavaliers, …
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
CAVALIER — Всадник
Американский Англо-Русский словарь

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

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