whiteknight

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

Scrabble 25

Meanings

verbwhiteknight (third-person singular simple present whiteknights, present participle whiteknighting, simple past and past participle whiteknighted)

present singular third person whiteknights · participle present whiteknighting · participle past whiteknighted · past whiteknighted · alternative white knight

  1. alternativeAlternative form of white knight.

Origin

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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