'Cavalier' definitions:
Definition of 'cavalier'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Given to haughty disregard of others [syn: cavalier, high-handed]
noun
A gallant or courtly gentleman [syn: cavalier, chevalier]
noun
A royalist supporter of Charles I during the English Civil War [syn: Cavalier, Royalist]
Definition of 'Cavalier'
From: GCIDE
- Cavalier \Cav`a*lier"\, a. offhand; unceremonious; gay; easy; frank. Opposed to serious. [1913 Webster +PJC]
- The plodding, persevering scupulous accuracy of the one, and the easy, cavalier, verbal fluency of the other, form a complete contrast. --Hazlitt. [1913 Webster]
- 2. High-spirited. [Obs.] "The people are naturally not valiant, and not much cavalier." --Suckling. [1913 Webster]
- 3. Supercilious; haughty; disdainful; curt; brusque. [1913 Webster]
- 4. Of or pertaining to the party of King Charles I. "An old Cavalier family." --Beaconsfield. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Cavalier'
From: GCIDE
- Cavalier \Cav`a*lier"\ (k[a^]v`[.a]*l[=e]r"), n. [F. cavalier, It. cavaliere, LL. caballarius, fr. L. caballus. See Cavalcade, and cf. Chevalier, Caballine.]
- 1. A military man serving on horseback; a knight. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A gay, sprightly, military man; hence, a gallant. [1913 Webster]
- 3. One of the court party in the time of king Charles I. as contrasted with a Roundhead or an adherent of Parliament. --Clarendon. [1913 Webster]
- 4. (Fort.) A work of more than ordinary height, rising from the level ground of a bastion, etc., and overlooking surrounding parts. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'cavalier'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abrupt,
- aggressive,
- amoroso,
- arrogant,
- bachelor,
- banneret,
- baronet,
- Bayard,
- bearish,
- beastly,
- beau,
- bluff,
- blunt,
- bodyguard,
- boyfriend,
- brash,
- broncobuster,
- brusque,
- buckaroo,
- caballero,
- Casanova,
- cavaliere servente,
- cavalryman,
- chaperon,
- chevalier,
- churlish,
- circus rider,
- companion,
- conductor,
- contemptuous,
- contumelious,
- convoy,
- cowboy,
- cowgirl,
- cowpuncher,
- crusty,
- curt,
- disdainful,
- dismissive,
- Don Juan,
- Don Quixote,
- duenna,
- equestrian,
- equestrienne,
- escort,
- esquire,
- fellow,
- fellow traveler,
- flame,
- gallant,
- gaucho,
- Gawain,
- gigolo,
- gruff,
- guard,
- harsh,
- haughty,
- high-and-mighty,
- horse soldier,
- horseback rider,
- horsebacker,
- horseman,
- horsewoman,
- inamorato,
- insolent,
- jockey,
- knight,
- knight bachelor,
- knight banneret,
- knight baronet,
- knight-errant,
- lady-killer,
- Lancelot,
- lofty,
- Lothario,
- love-maker,
- man,
- mounted policeman,
- necker,
- old man,
- overbearing,
- petter,
- philanderer,
- postboy,
- postilion,
- puncher,
- rider,
- Ritter,
- Romeo,
- rough,
- roughrider,
- safe-conduct,
- seducer,
- severe,
- sharp,
- sheik,
- shepherd,
- short,
- Sidney,
- Sir Galahad,
- snippy,
- squire,
- steeplechaser,
- sugar daddy,
- supercilious,
- superior,
- surly,
- swain,
- trick rider,
- truculent,
- usher,
- vaquero,
- young man
Cavalier, ND -- U.S. city in North Dakota
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Cavalier, ND -- U.S. city in North Dakota
Population (2000) :
1537
Housing Units (2000) :
750
Land area (2000) :
0.793037 sq. miles (2.053957 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
0.793037 sq. miles (2.053957 sq. km)
FIPS code :
12940
Located within :
North Dakota (ND), FIPS 38
Location :
48.795416 N, 97.623259 W
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Cavalier -- U.S. County in North Dakota
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Cavalier -- U.S. County in North Dakota
Population (2000) :
4831
Housing Units (2000) :
2725
Land area (2000) :
1488.458592 sq. miles (3855.089893 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
21.678216 sq. miles (56.146319 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
1510.136808 sq. miles (3911.236212 sq. km)
Located within :
North Dakota (ND), FIPS 38
Location :
48.755148 N, 98.463479 W