English English Dictionary
Result for Cavalier
Cavalier
(n.)
A military man serving on horseback; a knight.
Cavalier
(n.)
A gay, sprightly, military man; hence, a gallant.
Cavalier
(n.)
One of the court party in the time of king Charles I. as contrasted with a Roundhead or an adherent of Parliament.
Cavalier
(n.)
A work of more than ordinary height, rising from the level ground of a bastion, etc., and overlooking surrounding parts.
Cavalier
(a.)
Gay; easy; offhand; frank.
Cavalier
(a.)
High-spirited.
Cavalier
(a.)
Supercilious; haughty; disdainful; curt; brusque.
Cavalier
(a.)
Of or pertaining to the party of King Charles I.