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Noun: chevalier  ,she-vu'leer
Usage: archaic
  1. A gallant or courtly gentleman
    "The chevalier bowed gracefully as he greeted the ladies at the ball";
    - cavalier [archaic]
Noun: Chevalier  shu'val-yey
  1. French actor and cabaret singer (1888-1972)
    - Maurice Chevalier

Derived forms: chevaliers

Type of: actor, histrion [archaic], male aristocrat, player, role player, singer, thesp [Brit, informal], thespian, vocaliser [Brit], vocalist, vocalizer

Encyclopedia: Chevalier, Nicholas