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for Chevalier
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Chevalier \Che`va*lier"\, n. [F., fr. LL. caballarius. See
Cavaller.]
1. A horseman; a knight; a gallant young man. "Mount,
chevaliers; to arms." --Shak.
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2. A member of certain orders of knighthood.
[1913 Webster]
Chevalier d'industrie[F.], one who lives by persevering
fraud; a pickpocket; a sharper.
The Chevalier St. George (Eng. Hist.), James Francis Edward
Stuart (son of James II.), called "The Pretender."
The Young Chevalier, Charles Edward Stuart, son of the
Chevalier St. George.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) :
Chevalier
n 1: French actor and cabaret singer (1888-1972) [syn:
Chevalier, Maurice Chevalier]
2: a gallant or courtly gentleman [syn: cavalier, chevalier]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :
44 Moby Thesaurus words for "chevalier":
Bayard, Don Quixote, Gawain, Lancelot, Ritter, Sidney, Sir Galahad,
bachelor, banneret, baronet, broncobuster, buckaroo, caballero,
cavalier, cavalryman, circus rider, companion, cowboy, cowgirl,
cowpuncher, equestrian, equestrienne, gallant, gaucho,
horse soldier, horseback rider, horsebacker, horseman, horsewoman,
jockey, knight, knight bachelor, knight banneret, knight baronet,
knight-errant, mounted policeman, postboy, postilion, puncher,
rider, roughrider, steeplechaser, trick rider, vaquero
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