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  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 jeɪ, -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 jeɪ, -ˈvɑl-, ʃə vaˈljeɪ /

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

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His family, who call him notre petit chevalier - our little knight - said, in an update posted on a GoFundMe page, their house was being adapted for his "precarious" walking.

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2023

He caught the attention of King Louis XV, who named him a chevalier.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 8, 2022

She was also appointed a chevalier of France’s Legion of Honour in 2010.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2017

Puccini's opera, which premiered in 1893, is one of several musical adaptations of a short novel by Abbe Prevost published in 1731 and titled "L'Histoire du chevalier des Grieux et de Manon Lescaut."

From US News ● Mar. 1, 2016

“Gawaine,” said Mordred to the air, “is such a preux chevalier that nobody must say anything wicked, or there will be trouble. You see, he is strong—and be apes the great Sir Lancelot.”

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White

They include state assembly member Claire Valdez, former city comptroller Brad Lander and community organizer Darializa Avila Chevalier.

From Salon ● Jun. 26, 2026

Darializa Avila Chevalier, a doctoral student who has joined pro-Palestinian protests at Columbia University, won her race in New York's 13th district.

From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2026

Ms. Chevalier is a professor of finance and economics at the Yale School of Management.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 13, 2026

“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

“Yeah,” she said, “well, I couldn’t have done it without Will. That’s Will over there, and that’s the Chevalier Tialys and the Lady Salmakia. There’s so much to tell you, Roger...”

From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman