caballero

Definitions of caballero
  1. noun
    a gallant or courtly gentleman
  2. noun
    a man of refinement
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    don
    a Spanish gentleman or nobleman
    type of:
    hombre, varón
    an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
  3. noun
    a man skilled in equitation
    synonyms: cabalgador, caballista, jinete
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    domador de caballos
    a person who breaks horses
    amazona
    a woman horseman
    jockey, yoqui, yóquey
    someone employed to ride horses in horse races
    postillón
    someone who rides the near horse of a pair in order to guide the horses pulling a carriage (especially a carriage without a coachman)
    type of:
    jinete
    a traveler who actively rides an animal (as a horse or camel)
  4. noun
    originally a person of noble birth trained to arms and chivalry; today in Great Britain a person honored by the sovereign for personal merit
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    caballero andante
    a wandering knight travelling in search of adventure
    caballero templario, templario
    a knight of a religious military order established in 1118 to protect pilgrims and the Holy Sepulcher
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