Canadian English Meaning of cavalier

cavalier

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Definitions and Meaning of cavalier in English

Wordnet

cavalier (n)

a gallant or courtly gentleman

a royalist supporter of Charles I during the English Civil War

Wordnet

cavalier (s)

given to haughty disregard of others

Webster

cavalier (n.)

A military man serving on horseback; a knight.

A gay, sprightly, military man; hence, a gallant.

One of the court party in the time of king Charles I. as contrasted with a Roundhead or an adherent of Parliament.

A work of more than ordinary height, rising from the level ground of a bastion, etc., and overlooking surrounding parts.

Webster

cavalier (a.)

Gay; easy; offhand; frank.

High-spirited.

Supercilious; haughty; disdainful; curt; brusque.

Of or pertaining to the party of King Charles I.

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