cavalier

cavalier is masculine in French.

horseman; knight; knight (in tarot); U-nail, fence staple, construction staple; cable clip

Borrowed from Italian cavaliere, itself borrowed from Old Occitan cavalier, from Late Latin caballārius. Doublet of chevalier, which was inherited.

equestrian; cavalier, nonchalant (lacking the proper care or concern for something important, reckless, rash, high-handed)

“une attitude cavalière”

Borrowed from Italian cavaliere, itself borrowed from Old Occitan cavalier, from Late Latin caballārius. Doublet of chevalier, which was inherited.