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chevalier d'industrie

chevalier d'industrie noun: synonym of knight of industry (“footpad, thief or sharper”).

Noun

chevalier d'industrie (plural chevaliers d'industrie)

  1. (dated) Synonym of knight of industry (“footpad, thief or sharper”).

Synonyms of chevalier d'industrie

Forms of chevalier d'industrie

pluralchevaliers d'industrie

Origin of chevalier d'industrie

Borrowed from French.

Questions about chevalier d'industrie

What does chevalier d'industrie mean?
Chevalier d'industrie means synonym of knight of industry (“footpad, thief or sharper”).
What part of speech is chevalier d'industrie?
Chevalier d'industrie is a noun.
What is the plural of chevalier d'industrie?
The plural of chevalier d'industrie is chevaliers d'industrie.

Words near chevalier d'industrie in the dictionary

  1. cheval-glass
  2. cheval-glasses
  3. chevalet
  4. chevalets
  5. chevalier
  6. chevalier d'industrie
  7. chevaliers
  8. chevaliers d'industrie
  9. chevaline
  10. Chevapravatdumrong
  11. chevauchee

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