white-knight

A form of white knight — An individual or corporation that intends to acquire another company in order to avert a hostile takeover.

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Meanings

nounwhite-knight (plural white-knights)

plural white-knights · alternative white knight · alternative whiteknight

  1. alternativeAlternative form of white knight.
verbwhite-knight (third-person singular simple present white-knights, present participle white-knighting, simple past and past participle white-knighted)

present singular third person white-knights · participle present white-knighting · participle past white-knighted · past white-knighted · alternative white knight · alternative whiteknight

  1. alternativeAlternative form of white knight.
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APA

white-knight. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/white-knight

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“white-knight.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/white-knight. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “white-knight,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/white-knight.

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