Cavalier
A royalist partisan of Charles I of England during the English Civil War, especially…A royalist partisan of Charles I of England during the English Civil War, especially from the upper classes.
» The cavaliers were decimated by the artillery.
Meaning
3 senses(historical)A royalist partisan of Charles I of England during the English Civil War, especially from the upper classes.
a royalist supporter of Charles I during the English Civil War
A Cavalier King Charles Spaniel.
A Chevrolet Cavalier.
Examples
4 sentencesThe cavaliers were decimated by the artillery.
Many drivers have a cavalier attitude towards the rules of the road.
deViele Fahrer halten Vergehen im Straßenverkehr für Kavaliersdelikte. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
The victory spared the Cavaliers from setting the longest skid in North American professional sports history.
I don't know whether you observed it, Watson, but the Colonel's manner has been just a trifle cavalier to me.
Origin
From cavalier, q.v.From cavalier, q.v.
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