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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

  • (..) Yeah! Ha! Oh, no! A dragon is approaching! Fear not, for here come the gallant knights to save us. Yay! No, no, no. What do you mean she's not coming? I have a backyard full of these little girls (..)
    2013 Despicable Me 2