cavalier
A military man serving on horse, early modern cavalry officers who had abandoned the…A military man serving on horse, (chiefly) early modern cavalry officers who had abandoned the heavy armor of medieval knights.
» The cavaliers were decimated by the artillery.
Meaning
5 senses(historical)A military man serving on horse, (chiefly) early modern cavalry officers who had abandoned the heavy armor of medieval knights.
Kavallerist
кавалери́стkavaleríst
(historical)A gallant: a sprightly young dashing military man.
Kavalier
ры́царьrýcarʹ, кавале́рkavalér
(historical)A gentleman of the class of such officers.
a gallant or courtly gentleman
(slang)Someone with an uncircumcised penis.
Kavalier
кавале́рkavalér, ры́царьrýcarʹ
A defensive work rising from a bastion, etc., and overlooking the surrounding area.
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.
Translations
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Origin
First appears c. 1562 in a translation by Peter Whitehorne. Borrowed from Middle French caFirst appears c. 1562 in a translation by Peter Whitehorne. Borrowed from Middle French cavalier (“horseman”), itself borrowed from Old Italian cavaliere (“mounted soldier, knight”), borrowed from Old Occitan cavalier, from Late Latin caballārius (“horseman”), from Latin caballus (“horse”), probably from Gaulish caballos 'nag', variant of cabillos (compare Welsh ceffyl, Breton kefel, Irish capall), akin to German (Swabish) Kōb 'nag' and Old Church Slavonic кобꙑла (kobyla) 'mare'. Previous English forms include cavalero and cavaliero. Doublet of caballero and chevalier.
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