cav·a·lier /ˌkævəˈlɪr/
騎士,武士
Cav·a·lier n.
1. A military man serving on horseback; a knight.
2. A gay, sprightly, military man; hence, a gallant.
3. One of the court party in the time of king Charles I. as contrasted with a Roundhead or an adherent of Parliament.
4. Fort. A work of more than ordinary height, rising from the level ground of a bastion, etc., and overlooking surrounding parts.
Cav·a·lier, a. offhand; unceremonious; gay; easy; frank. Opposed to serious.
The plodding, persevering scupulous accuracy of the one, and the easy, cavalier, verbal fluency of the other, form a complete contrast.
2. High-spirited. [Obs.] “The people are naturally not valiant, and not much cavalier.”
3. Supercilious; haughty; disdainful; curt; brusque.
4. Of or pertaining to the party of King Charles I. “An old Cavalier family.”
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cavalier
adj : given to haughty disregard of others [syn: high-handed]
n 1: a gallant or courtly gentleman [syn: chevalier]
2: a royalist supporter of Charles I during the English Civil
War