Synonyms for knight
naɪtknight

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1. knightnoun

   originally a person of noble birth trained to arms and chivalry; today in Great Britain a person honored by the sovereign for personal merit

   Synonyms:
   horse

2. knight, horseverb

   a chessman shaped to resemble the head of a horse; can move two squares horizontally and one vertically (or vice versa)

   Synonyms:
   cavalry, buck, sawbuck, gymnastic horse, sawhorse, horse, horse cavalry

3. knight, dubverb

   raise (someone) to knighthood

   "The Beatles were knighted"

   Synonyms:
   nickname, dub

Matched Categories

1. • Male Aristocrat

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1. knightnoun

   Synonyms:
   cavalier, chevalier, horseman, horse-soldier, equestrian

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1. knightnoun

   Synonyms:
   man-at-arms, champion, partisan, lover, gallant

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1. List of paraphrases for "knight":

   chevalier, redhorse, caballero, char, faris, cavalier, horseman, knights, trooper, rider, sandpiper, fars, ritter, fares, hero, fronsac

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How to use knight in a sentence?

1. Nyara Sabally:

   It was an honor to put on the Ducks jersey and play at Matthew Knight. I will forever cherish my time here, and I hope that I was able to inspire the people in Eugene that have shown me unwavering support the past four years.

2. Mary Kay Andrews:

   I want characters I can live for in a setting that makes me feel like I'm there, my characters are turned upside down and trying to reinvent themselves but don't need a white knight. They can save themselves in a crisis.

3. Clark Hoyt:

   He earned the trust and respect of those he was covering but never lost his ear for false notes, as shown by his contributions to Knight Ridder’s skeptical reporting on the run up to the Iraq war.

4. Arthur Ashe:

   A man without a career is like, a knight without a sword.

5. Pam Gottsacker:

   Another Sheboygan Knight is going to the NBA.