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# cavalier

noun (cavalier, cavaliers); adjective (cavalier, no comparative)

«cavalier» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (old use) A cavalier is a mounted soldier or a fine gentleman who rides on horseback. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cavalier/#m1)
2. Cavalier means careless or offhand, showing little care for other people's feelings. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cavalier/#m2)

### In the lessons

in tales, a polite knight on horseback; a cavalier answer is a rude or offhand one

### Examples

- The cavalier rode up to the castle gate. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cavalier/#x1)
- He gave a cavalier wave and walked off. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cavalier/#x2)
- «I have never heard of her,» said the cavalier. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cavalier/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «cavalier» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cavalier/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«cavalier» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/cavalier.html) on Mova free.