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nounA footpad, thief, or sharper.
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Origin
- Frenchchevalier d'industrie
- Englishknight of industry
Calque of French chevalier d'industrie.
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knight of industry. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/knight%20of%20industry
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“knight of industry.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/knight%20of%20industry. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “knight of industry,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/knight%20of%20industry.
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