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cavalier

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1. cavalier - Noun

2. cavalier - Adjective

3. cavalier - Verb

4. cavalier - Adjective Satellite

5. Cavalier - Proper noun

Meaning

A military man serving on horseback; a knight.

A gay, sprightly, military man; hence, a gallant.

One of the court party in the time of king Charles I. as contrasted with a Roundhead or an adherent of Parliament.

A work of more than ordinary height, rising from the level ground of a bastion, etc., and overlooking surrounding parts.

Gay; easy; offhand; frank.

Supercilious; haughty; disdainful; curt; brusque.

Of or pertaining to the party of King Charles I.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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I'll be true, I'll be useful...I'll be cavalier...I'll be yours my dear.and I'll belong to you...if you'll just let me through.this is easy as lovers go,so don't complicate it by hesitating.and this is wonderful as loving goes,this is tailor-made, whats the sense in waiting? Chris Carrabba

As always, it was necessary to strike a balance between a cavalier disregard for the rules and a professional understanding that some rules were more flexible than others. Alastair Reynolds

If trees could scream, would we be so cavalier about cutting them down? We might, if they screamed all the time, for no good reason. Jack Handey

Money soothes more than the words of a cavalier. Portuguese Proverb

A good cavalier never lacks a lance. Italian Proverb

Yesterday a cowherd, to-day a cavalier. Spanish Proverb

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