chevalier d'industrie

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French.

Noun

chevalier d'industrie (plural chevaliers d'industrie)

1. (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/

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Noun

chevalier d’industrie m (plural chevaliers d’industrie)

1. (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