white knight
white knight · white knights · white knighted · white knighting
To unnecessarily defend someone, especially in an attempt to gain favourTo unnecessarily defend someone, especially in an attempt to gain favour.
» Tom is such an Internet white knight.
soliloquist · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 senses(derogatory, figuratively)To unnecessarily defend someone, especially in an attempt to gain favour.
Examples
1 sentencesTom is such an Internet white knight.
Translations
1 languagesForms
white knights, white knighting, white knighted, white knighted| Base form | white knight · to white knight |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | white knights |
| Present participle | white knighting |
| Past simple | white knighted |
| Past participle | white knighted |
regular
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.