Definition of "cavalier" in İngilizce

adjective

1. Lacking the proper care or concern for something important, reckless, rash, high-handed.

2. High-spirited.

3. Supercilious.

4. (obsolete) Free and easy; unconcerned with formalities

5. (historical) Of or pertaining to the party of King Charles I of England (1600–1649).

noun

1. (historical) A military man serving on horse, (chiefly) early modern cavalry officers who had abandoned the heavy armor of medieval knights.

2. (historical) A gallant: a sprightly young dashing military man.

3. A gentleman of the class of such officers, particularly:

4. (slang) Someone with an uncircumcised penis.

5. (architecture) A defensive work rising from a bastion, etc., and overlooking the surrounding area.

verb

1. (transitive, dated) Of a man: to act in a gallant and dashing manner toward (women).