Associations to the word «Chevalier»

Wiktionary

CHEVALIER, noun. A cavalier; a knight.
CHEVALIER, noun. In tarot cards, the card between the valet and the dame
CHEVALIER D'INDUSTRIE, noun. (dated) One who lives by fraud; a pickpocket; a sharper.

Dictionary definition

CHEVALIER, noun. French actor and cabaret singer (1888-1972).
CHEVALIER, noun. A gallant or courtly gentleman.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats