1. Marked by lack of attention, consideration, forethought or thoroughness; not careful
   "cavalier about her clothes";
   - careless
    
2. Given to haughty disregard of others
   "His cavalier attitude toward others' feelings caused much resentment";
   - high-handed

1. A gallant or courtly gentleman
   "The cavalier bowed gracefully as he greeted the ladies at the ball";
   - chevalier [archaic]

1. A royalist supporter of Charles I during the English Civil War
   - Royalist

Derived forms: Cavaliers, cavaliers

See also: carefulness, casual, cursory, domineering, haphazard, heedless, imprudent, inattentive, incautious, negligent, offhand, offhanded, passing, perfunctory, reckless, slapdash, slipshod, sloppy, superficial, unattentive [rare], unconcerned

Type of: male aristocrat, monarchist, royalist

Encyclopedia: Cavalier, passe ton chemin