chevalier d'industrie
English
Etymology
Borrowed from French.
Noun
chevalier d'industrie (plural chevaliers d'industrie)
- (dated) Synonym of knight of industry (“footpad, thief or sharper”)
References
- “chevalier”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃə.va.lje d‿ɛ̃.dys.tʁi/
France (Vosges) (file) France (Vosges) (file) France (Aude) (file)
Noun
chevalier d’industrie m (plural chevaliers d’industrie)
- (archaic, literary, derogatory) knight of industry, sharper, crook (professional thief who makes his living by cheating)
Usage notes
- Not to be confused with capitaine d’industrie.
See also
- vivre d’industrie
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