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• chevalier
  chevalier

  noun

  a member of certain orders of honor or merit.
• Chevalier
  Chevalier

  noun

  Maurice (Auguste) 1888–1972, French actor and singer.

chevalier

¹ American  

[shev-uh-leer, shuh-val-yey, -vahl-] / ˌʃɛv əˈlɪər, ʃəˈvæl yeɪ, -ˈvɑl- /

noun

1. a member of certain orders of honor or merit.

   a chevalier of the Legion of Honor.

2. French History. the lowest title of rank in the old nobility.

3. a chivalrous man; cavalier.

4. Archaic. a knight.

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Chevalier ² American  

[shuh-val-yey, -vahl-, shuh-va-lyey] / ʃəˈvæl yeɪ, -ˈvɑl-, ʃə vaˈlyeɪ /

noun

1. Maurice (Auguste) 1888–1972, French actor and singer.

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chevalier ¹ British  

/ ˌʃɛˈvælɪə /

noun

1. a member of certain orders of merit, such as the French Legion of Honour

2. French history

   1. a mounted soldier or knight, esp a military cadet

   2. the lowest title of rank in the old French nobility

3. an archaic word for knight

4. a chivalrous man; gallant

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Chevalier ² British  

noun

1. Albert. 1861–1923, British music hall entertainer, remembered for his cockney songs

2. Maurice (mɔris). 1888–1972, French singer and film actor

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Etymology

Origin of chevalier

1250–1300; < Middle French; replacing late Middle English chivaler < Anglo-French. See cavalier

Example Sentences

“The IRS will definitely be emboldened to be more aggressive in asserting economic substance arguments,” said Robert Kovacev, an attorney at Miller & Chevalier.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

All season, coach Andre Chevalier deployed a nine-player deep roster of stars, and the depth showed up again as the shock of losing Adams began to dissipate.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 15, 2026

“He knew he was going to have to play great,” Chevalier said.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2026

The adaptation retained the 18th-century setting and the central plot: The teenage siren Manon, on her way to a convent, runs off with a smitten young aristocrat, the Chevalier Des Grieux.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 17, 2026

“You should show some respect,” the Chevalier said to Lyra.

From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman