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white knight (0 synonym found)
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Definition of white knight:
(n) :
(fiction) A hero, savior, or righteous individual.
(n) :
(business) An individual or corporation that intends to acquire another company in order to avert a hostile takeover.
(n) :
(informal, derogatory, Internet) A man who defends a woman in debate etc. in an attempt to gain her favour.
(n) :
(figurative, derogatory) Someone who unnecessarily defends someone else.
(v) :
(figurative, derogatory) To unnecessarily defend someone, especially in an attempt to gain favour.
(n) :
A mushroom of species Tricholoma album.
Definition of white knight:
(n) :
(fiction) A hero, savior, or righteous individual.
(n) :
(business) An individual or corporation that intends to acquire another company in order to avert a hostile takeover.
(n) :
(informal, derogatory, Internet) A man who defends a woman in debate etc. in an attempt to gain her favour.
(n) :
(figurative, derogatory) Someone who unnecessarily defends someone else.
(v) :
(figurative, derogatory) To unnecessarily defend someone, especially in an attempt to gain favour.
(n) :
A mushroom of species Tricholoma album.
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