What does chevalier in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word chevalier in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use chevalier in French.

The word chevalier in French means knight, knight, knight, fellow, knight, sandpiper, redhorse, sucker, ruff, chevalier de l'ordre national du Mérite, Chevalier of the National Order of Merit, Knight of the Round Table, knight errant, redshank, common sandpiper, devoted admirer, knight, solitary sandpiper, d'Éon, Chevalier d'Éon, knight, arctic char, arctic charr. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word chevalier

knight

nom masculin (soldat à cheval du Moyen Âge) (historical)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les chevaliers avaient une lourde armure.
Knights wore heavy armour.

knight

nom masculin (premier échelon de la noblesse) (honorary title)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le page a été adoubé chevalier.
The page was dubbed a knight.

knight

nom masculin (membre d'un ordre de chevalerie)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ce soldat est un chevalier de l'ordre de Malte.
This soldier is a knight of the Order of Malta.

fellow

nom masculin (titre honorifique d'une confrérie)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le voisin est devenu chevalier du Tastevin.
Our neighbour has become a fellow of the wine-tasting club.

knight

nom masculin (membre de l'ordre équestre à Rome) (historical, Roman)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Initialement, les chevaliers romains servaient dans la cavalerie. Tout le Monde n'était pas chevalier à Rome.
ⓘCette phrase n'est pas une traduction de la phrase originale. Originally, Roman knights served in the cavalry.

sandpiper

nom masculin (échassier migrateur) (bird)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les chevaliers sont des oiseaux migrateurs.
Sandpipers are migratory birds.

redhorse, sucker

nom masculin (poisson) (fish)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ce type de chevalier se trouve dans les eaux du Québec.
This variety of redhorse (or: sucker) is found in the waters off Quebec.

ruff

nom masculin (oiseau) (bird)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

chevalier de l'ordre national du Mérite, Chevalier of the National Order of Merit

nom masculin (premier grade de l'Ordre du mérite)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

Knight of the Round Table

nom masculin (chevalier du roi Arthur) (medieval legend)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

knight errant

nom masculin (chevalier idéal)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

redshank

nom masculin (oiseau de bord de mer) (bird)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

common sandpiper

nom masculin (oiseau : petit échassier) (bird: common name)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

devoted admirer, knight

nom masculin (figuré (personne dévouée)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

solitary sandpiper

nom masculin (oiseau) (bird)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

d'Éon, Chevalier d'Éon

nom propre masculin (célèbre espion français)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

knight

locution verbale (adouber)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Le roi a fait le soldat chevalier pour son héroïsme.

arctic char, arctic charr

nom masculin (omble européen) (fish)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
On trouve des ombles chevaliers dans le lac Léman.

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