CAVALIER, n. 1. A horseman, especially an armed horseman; a knight.2. A gay, sprightly, military man.3. The appellation of the party of king Charles I.4. In fortification, an elevation of earth, situated ordinarily in the gorge of a bastion, bordered with a parapet, with embrasures.5. In the manege, one who understands horsemanship; one skilled in the art of riding.CAVALIER, a. 1. Gay; sprightly; warlike; brave; generous.2. Haughty; disdainful.
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