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Meanings of cavalier in English

Portuguese
cavalier
Spanish
cavalier
Wikidata

1963 Aircraft series by Stan McLeod in Canada.

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cavalier
Russian
кавалеры
Portuguese
cavaliers
Spanish
monárquico

Royalist supporter during and following the English Civil War.

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кавалеры
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Portuguese
mais cavalier
Catalan
cavaller
Spanish
caballero

A gallant or courtly gentleman.

mais cavalier

Given to haughty disregard of others.

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Usage of cavalier in English
1
With such cavalier methods, I have made short work of the task.
The day the falls stood still
2
The recipient said the board was guilty of cavalier handling of information.
Radio NZ
3
It has held a light to executive power, and found it cavalier.
The Guardian
4
Everyone had become cavalier about risks in this raging bull credit market.
A colossal failure of common sense: the inside story of the coll...
5
It was De Ganache; but how changed from the once brilliant cavalier.
Orrain: A Romance
6
Where patience and precision were required, individuals chose the more cavalier approach.
The Irish Times
7
The cavalier took but little notice of the company or the entertainment.
The Sketch-Book of Geoffrey Crayon
8
Marian immediately transferred the long-hoarded treasure into the hands of the cavalier.
Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 2
9
Sir, - The cavalier attitude among the authorities towards knives is inexcusable.
The Irish Times
10
He met Gisela in the lecture room and immediately became her cavalier.
The White Morning: A Novel of the Power of the German Women in W...
11
I'm also very concerned with your cavalier attitude toward the lieutenant's direction.
Back on murder
12
And then, in the afternoon, you had another cavalier along the beaches.
Sheila of Big Wreck Cove: A Story of Cape Cod
13
That cavalier attitude has sparked nightly pot-banging protests and daily media condemnations.
The Guardian
14
I was an inexperienced youth, and the cavalier was adroit in questioning.
Berlin and Sans-Souci; Or, Frederick the Great and His Friends
15
There have been occasions in medical history where researchers were more cavalier.
Bad science
16
A deep and melancholy shade settled over the face of the cavalier.
Zanoni
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Catalan
cavaller
Cavalier through the time
Cavalier across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
Ireland
Common
United States of America
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