chevalier d'industrie

Meanings

nounchevalier d'industrie (plural chevaliers d'industrie)

datedSynonym of knight of industry (“footpad, thief or sharper”).
Synonyms: knight of industry

nounSynonym of knight of industry (“footpad, thief or sharper”).

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Borrowed from French.

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