ridder

Definitions of ridder
  1. 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
    synonyms: officier, paladijn
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    types:
    tempelier
    a knight of a religious military order established in 1118 to protect pilgrims and the Holy Sepulcher
  2. noun
    a gallant or courtly gentleman
  3. noun
    a chessman shaped to resemble the head of a horse; can move two squares horizontally and one vertically (or vice versa)
    synonyms: officier, paard
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    type of:
    schaakstuk, stuk
    any of 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess
  4. noun
    a man of refinement
    synonyms: gentleman, heer
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    type of:
    baas, basserool, broger, gabber, gast, heer, heerschap, jongen, kerel, klant, knaap, man, mannetje, manspersoon, meneer, mijnheer, pief, vent
    an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
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