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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

  • (..) That's exactly what it means. You have to write down your moves, where your pieces end up on the board. Now, see, I have my little notebook, and I make chess notation. See that, see the knight there? - Yeah. - Yeah. I take two steps closer to... Angry Noble! And where does Angry Noble go? (..)
    2014 The Dark Horse
  • (..) Nothing. - You want a beer? - Yeah. And then surely the day follows the night. As a knight takes the bishop. My old friends, it's been such a long time. It's been such a long time. I missed you. I missed you. (..)
    2014 The Dark Horse