Need another word that means the same as “knight”? Find 10 synonyms and 30 related words for “knight” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Knight” are: horse, chevalier, cavalier, cavalryman, horseman, equestrian, dub, bestow a knighthood on, confer a knighthood on, invest with a knighthood
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “knight” as a noun can have the following definitions:
cavalier | A horseman, especially a cavalryman. |
cavalryman | A soldier in a motorized army unit. A cavalryman always takes good care of his mount. |
chevalier | A gallant or courtly gentleman. |
equestrian | A rider or performer on horseback. |
horse | A chessman shaped to resemble the head of a horse can move two squares horizontally and one vertically or vice versa. 500 horse led the attack. |
horseman | A man skilled in equitation. |
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “knight” as a verb can have the following definitions:
bestow a knighthood on | Give as a gift. |
confer a knighthood on | Have a conference in order to talk something over. |
dub | Raise (someone) to knighthood. He should be dubbed Sir Hubert. |
invest with a knighthood | Give qualities or abilities to. |
armor | A military unit consisting of armored fighting vehicles. |
arthurian | Of or relating to King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table. |
bicycle | Ride a bicycle. They spent the holidays bicycling around the beautiful Devonshire countryside. |
bike | A bicycle or motorcycle. My friends and I would ride our bikes. |
cavalcade | A formal procession of people walking, on horseback, or riding in vehicles. The royal cavalcade proceeded through the city. |
chariot | Ride in a chariot. He was charioted into the Temple. |
courser | A dog trained for coursing. |
cycle | A ride on a bicycle. Economies cycle regularly between boom and slump. |
cycling | The sport of traveling on a bicycle or motorcycle. |
cyclist | A person who rides a bicycle. |
dismount | The act of dismounting a horse or bike etc. He rode over and dismounted. |
dragoon | A member of a European military unit formerly composed of heavily armed cavalrymen. She had been dragooned into helping with the housework. |
equipage | A carriage and horses with attendants. |
fighter | Someone who fights for a cause. There ll be months of physiotherapy but medical staff say she s a fighter. |
horse | Provide a person or vehicle with a horse or horses. Forty horse and sixty foot. |
jockey | Ride a racehorse as a professional jockey. A disc jockey. |
joust | Joust against somebody in a tournament by fighting on horseback. The guerrillas jousted for supremacy. |
motorcycle | Ride a motorcycle. |
mounted | Assembled for use; especially by being attached to a support. The trim brass mounted carbine of the ranger. |
passenger | A traveler riding in a vehicle (a boat or bus or car or plane or train etc) who is not operating it. More than 50 passengers escaped injury when a train was derailed. |
pedal | Move by working the pedals of a bicycle. The organist pedalled furiously her feet travelling musical miles. |
pony | Any of various breeds of small gentle horses usually less than five feet high at the shoulder. A pony of vodka. |
racing | Of a person following horse racing. Cycle racing. |
ride | A mechanical device that you ride for amusement or excitement. He rides the subway downtown every day. |
rider | A traveler riding in a vehicle (a boat or bus or car or plane or train etc) who is not operating it. Two riders approached the cottage. |
riding | The sport or activity of riding horses. Riding is an exhilarating experience. |
scooter | Travel or ride on a scooter. A snow scooter. |
stallion | Uncastrated adult male horse. |
surrey | A county in southeastern England on the Thames. |
tricycle | Ride on a tricycle. A small boy tricycled to the end of his driveway. |
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