knight

Definition

  • noun: a soldier in the past who had a high social rank and who fought while riding a horse and usually wearing armor
  • noun: a mounted man-at-arms serving a feudal superior
  • verb: to give (a man) the rank of a knight
  • verb: to make a knight of
  • synonyms: champion, partisan, lover

Examples

  • The firefighter who rescued us was our 'knight in shining armor'.

  • He is to be 'knighted' by the Queen for his career as an actor.

  • She is still waiting for her 'knight in shining armor'.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) You beat The Hound. I'm proud to be your squire. I'm sorry I'm always snapping at you. If you wouldn't snap at me I wouldn't learn anything. You want to be a knight, Pod? Yes. Starting tomorrow, we'll train with the sword twice a day, before we ride in the morning and after we camp for the evening. (..)
    2015 TvShow: Game of Thrones Title: High Sparrow Season: 5 Episode 3
  • (..) How did you end up squiring for the Imp? He hates that nickname. Well, he's not here to complain about it, is he? I squired for a knight name Ser Lorimer during the War of the Five Kings. One night, he had a bit too much to drink. And he was famished, so he borrowed a ham. - He borrowed it? (..)
    2015 TvShow: Game of Thrones Title: High Sparrow Season: 5 Episode 3