cavalier

cav·a·lier  (kv-lîr)

n.

1. A gallant or chivalrous man, especially one serving as escort to a woman of high social position; a gentleman.

2. A mounted soldier; a knight.

3. Cavalier A supporter of Charles I of England in his struggles against Parliament. Also called Royalist.

adj.

1. Showing arrogant or offhand disregard; dismissive: a cavalier attitude toward the suffering of others.

2. Carefree and nonchalant; jaunty.

3. Cavalier Of or relating to a group of 17th-century English poets associated with the court of Charles I.

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[French, horseman, from Old Italian cavaliere, from Late Latin caballrius, from Latin caballus, horse.]

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cava·lierly adv.

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cavalier [ˌkævəˈlɪə]

adj

showing haughty disregard; offhand

n

1. (Historical Terms) a gallant or courtly gentleman, esp one acting as a lady's escort

2. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Horse Training, Riding & Manège) Archaic a horseman, esp one who is armed

[from Italian cavaliere, from Old Provençal cavalier, from Late Latin caballārius rider, from caballus horse, of obscure origin]

cavalierly  adv

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Cavalier [ˌkævəˈlɪə]

n

(Historical Terms) a supporter of Charles I during the English Civil War Compare Roundhead

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	cavalier - a gallant or courtly gentleman       chevalier male aristocrat - a man who is an aristocrat
	2.	Cavalier - a royalist supporter of Charles I during the English Civil War Royalist monarchist, royalist - an advocate of the principles of monarchy
Adj.	1.	cavalier - given to haughty disregard of others high-handed domineering - tending to domineer

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cavalier

adjective offhand, lordly, arrogant, lofty, curt, condescending, haughty, scornful, disdainful, insolent, supercilious He has always had a cavalier attitude towards other people's feelings.

Translations

cavalier [ˌkævəˈlɪəʳ]

A. N → caballero m (archaic) → galán m (Brit) (Hist) partidario del Rey en la Guerra Civil inglesa (1641-49)

B. ADJ (pej) (= offhand) → desdeñoso

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cavalier [ˌkævəˈlɪə^r]

adj [attitude, behaviour] → cavalier/ère, désinvolte

n (= knight) → cavalier m

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cavalier

n (= horseman, knight) → Kavalier m; Cavalier (Hist) → Kavalier m

adj

the Cavalier resistance (Hist) → der Widerstand der Kavaliere

(= offhand) person, nature, attitude, approach → unbekümmert; disregard, overruling also → ungeniert, kalt lächelnd; … he said in his cavalier fashion → … sagte er leichthin; treat it seriously, don’t be so cavalier → nehmen Sie das ernst, und gehen Sie nicht so leichthin darüber hinweg

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cavalier [ˌkævəˈlɪəʳ]

1. n (knight) → cavaliere m

2. adj (pej) (offhand, person) → brusco/a; (attitude) → non curante

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cavalier

n cavalier [kӕvəˈliə]

in former times, a horseman or knight. kavalier فارِس конник/рицар kavalír, jezdec, rytíř ridder der Reiter,der Ritter ιππότης caballero ratsur, rüütel سلحشور؛ اسب سوار مسلح ratsastaja, ritari cavalier פָּרַש घुड़सवार vitez lovag ksatria reiðmaður, riddari cavaliere 騎士 기사 raitelis, riteris kavalērists; jātnieks satria ruiter ridder rycerz cavaleiro cavaler всадник jazdec, rytier jezdec, vitez konjica ryttare, riddare, kavaljer นักรบบนหลังม้า süvari, şövalye 騎士 вершник; кавалерист گھڑ سوار kỵ sỹ 骑士