n. [ F., fr. LL. caballarius. See Cavaller. ] 1. A horseman; a knight; a gallant young man. “Mount, chevaliers; to arms.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. A member of certain orders of knighthood. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖Chevalier d'industrie ety>[ F. ], one who lives by persevering fraud; a pickpocket; a sharper. -- The Chevalier St. George (Eng. Hist.), James Francis Edward Stuart (son of James II.), called “The Pretender.” -- The Young Chevalier, Charles Edward Stuart, son of the Chevalier St. George. [ 1913 Webster ]