knight in shining armor
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knight in shining armor
- /ˈnaɪt ɪn ˈʃaɪ.nɪŋ ˈɑː.mə/ UK
- /ˈnaɪt ɪn ˈʃaɪ.nɪŋ ˈɑr.mər/ US
noun knights in shining armor · knight in shining armour
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A person who will fix a dangerous situation; a hero.
We must work this out on our own and not wait for a knight in shining armor, who may never come.
Similar: knight-errant, the brave, bully, daredevil, good guy, goodie, Hector, hero, knight in shining armor, lion, lionheart, thunderbolt · Opposite: antimodel, bad guy, baddie, bastard, beggar, blackguard, bounder, cad, cockatrice, coistril, evildoer, fustilarian
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| Français | héros, sauveur, chevalier servant |
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