cavalier
Of a man: to act in a gallant and dashing manner towardOf a man: to act in a gallant and dashing manner toward (women).
» The cavaliers were decimated by the artillery.
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1 senses(dated)Of a man: to act in a gallant and dashing manner toward (women).
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
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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Forms
cavaliers, cavaliering, cavaliered, cavaliered| Base form | cavalier · to cavalier |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | cavaliers |
| Present participle | cavaliering |
| Past simple | cavaliered |
| Past participle | cavaliered |
regular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle