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noun
An individual or corporation that intends to acquire another company in order to avert a hostile takeover.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: business
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noun
A hero, savior, or righteous individual.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: fiction, literature, media, publishing
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Antonyms: black knight
noun
Someone who unnecessarily defends someone else.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: derogatory, figuratively
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noun
Someone who unnecessarily defends someone else.
A man who defends a woman in debate etc. in an attempt to gain her favour.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Internet, derogatory, figuratively, informal
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Synonyms: doormat, simp
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noun
A mushroom of species Tricholoma album.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see white, knight.
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verb
To unnecessarily defend someone, especially in an attempt to gain favour.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: derogatory, figuratively
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noun
a company that is a friendly acquirer in a takeover
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: company
Narrower terms: white squire
History
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Across languages
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