Definition of CHEVALIER

chevalier

Plural: chevaliers

Noun

  • French actor and cabaret singer (1888-1972)
  • a gallant or courtly gentleman
  • cavalier; knight
  • In tarot cards, the card between the valet and the dame.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English chivaler or chevaler (also shyvalere while code-switching), from Anglo-Norman chevaler or chivaler, later refashioned after French chevalier, from Late Latin caballārius (“horseman”), from Latin caballus (“horse”). Doublet of caballero and cavalier.

Synonyms

cavalier, Maurice Chevalier

Scrabble Score: 17

chevalier: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
chevalier: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
chevalier: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 19

chevalier: valid Words With Friends Word