noun one fond of paying attention to ladies.
2. gallant ·adj showy; splendid; magnificent; gay; well-dressed.
3. gallant ·noun one who wooes; a lover; a suitor; in a bad sense, a seducer.
4. gallant ·adj polite and attentive to ladies; courteous to women; chivalrous.
5. gallant ·noun a man of mettle or spirit; a gay; fashionable man; a young blood.
6. gallant ·vt to handle with grace or in a modish manner; as, to gallant a fan.
7. gallant ·vt to attend or wait on, as a lady; as, to gallant ladies to the play.
8. gallant ·adj noble in bearing or spirit; brave; high-spirited; courageous; heroic; magnanimous; as, a gallant youth; a gallant officer.