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knight-errant

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A knight in a medieval romance who wanders in search of adventure and opportunities to prove his chivalry.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

noun

Meaning 2

A person who displays an adventurous or a quixotic spirit.

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3

noun

Meaning 3

a wandering knight travelling in search of adventure

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: knight

History

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Across languages

Translations

26 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: странстващ рицар (stranstvašt ricar) — knight
  • Catalan: cavaller errant — knight
  • Chinese Mandarin: 游俠 /游侠 (yóuxiá) — knight
  • Chinese Mandarin: 騎士 /骑士 — knight
  • Esperanto: vaganta kavaliro — knight
  • Esperanto: migranta kavaliro — knight
  • Finnish: vaeltava ritari — knight
  • French: chevalier errant — knight
  • Middle French: chevalier errant — knight
  • Georgian: მოხეტიალე რაინდი (moxeṭiale raindi) — knight
  • German: fahrender Ritter — knight
  • Hungarian: kóbor lovag — knight
  • Latin: eques errans — knight
  • Polish: błędny rycerz — knight
  • Portuguese: cavaleiro andante — knight
  • Portuguese: cavaleiro errante — knight
  • Russian: стра́нствующий ры́царь (stránstvujuščij rýcarʹ) — knight
  • Spanish: caballero andante — knight
  • Turkish: gezgin şövalye — knight
  • Finnish: seikkailunhaluinen henkilö — person
  • Finnish: seikkailumielinen henkilö — person
  • German: fahrender Ritter — person
  • German: Don Quichote — person
  • German: Abenteuerlustiger — person
  • German: Abenteuerlustige — person
  • Polish: błędny rycerz — person