cavalier

🇺🇸 /ˌkævəˈlɪr/ 🇬🇧 /ˌkævəˈlɪə(r)/
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Difficulty
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adjective
R

Not showing enough concern about serious matters or other people's feelings.

He had a cavalier approach to following rules, often ignoring them completely.

noun
R

Someone who supported the King during the English Civil War.

In history class, we learned how cavaliers fought against parliamentarians.

translation

adj. Not showing enough concern about serious matters or other people's feelings.
n. Someone who supported the King during the English Civil War.

Word Forms

Plural cavaliers