cavalier
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Definition
adj (English)
1. (obsolete) Free and easy; unconcerned with formalitiesExamples: "Leporello (a surname that proved the antechamber not to be wholly illiterate), far from resembling Don Juan’s trembling valet, was a handsome young man, with an animated face, nimble in gait, and of cavalier manners; wearing elegantly enough the clothes which had, doubtless, appertained to his master; and evidently quite the pet of the ladies present, and paying assiduous court to Mademoiselle Astarté, the queen of the party."Antonyms: stiffobsolete
2. (historical) Of or pertaining to the party of King Charles I of England (1600–1649).historical
noun (English)
1. (historical) A military man serving on horse, (chiefly) early modern cavalry officers who had abandoned the heavy armor of medieval knights.Synonyms: chevalierhistorical
2. (historical) A gallant: a sprightly young dashing military man.historical
3. A gentleman of the class of such officers, particularly:
4. A gentleman of the class of such officers, particularly:Antonyms: Roundheadhistorical
5. (slang) Someone with an uncircumcised penis.Examples: "The roundheads in the school showers easily equalled the cavaliers."; "Since penile preference is so tied up with personal aesthetics and body image, it seems both logical and fair to leave the choice of cavalier or roundhead to the owner of the organ, thus avoiding the sort of life-long pain expressed in a comment like this:[…]"; "I knew about the English Civil War, Cavaliers (wrong but romantic) versus Roundheads (right but repulsive), but I didn't think that was what he was talking about. I shook my head. “It means our willies aren't circumcised,” he explained. "Are you a cavalier or a roundhead?”"Antonyms: roundheadslang
6. (architecture) A defensive work rising from a bastion, etc., and overlooking the surrounding area.
verb (English)
1. (transitive, dated) Of a man: to act in a gallant and dashing manner toward (women).Examples: "His social and kind nature is inferred from his cavaliering the ladies Percy and Mortimer, and introducing them, before their husbands depart for the war."; ""I thought," Graeme burred at him, transfixing him with shrewd eyes, "that you were cavaliering the Italian girl, Beatrice Cenci or Vittoria Colonna or whatever her name is?""datedtransitive
noun (English)
1. (dogs) A Cavalier King Charles Spaniel.
2. (automobiles) A Chevrolet Cavalier.
Definition source: Wiktionary