Knight

//naɪt//

Synonyms for "knight" (130 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (26)

Verb(2 words)
dubbeknight
Noun(1 words)
horse

Strong matches (39)

Related words (65)

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16 relation types

More general

6 entries

More specific

3 entries

Antonyms

1 entries

Synonyms

2 entries

Related terms

5 entries

at location

13 entries

capable of

6 entries

coordinate

2 entries

derived

164 entries

Showing 16 of 164 words.

has context

2 entries

is a

7 entries

manner of

1 entries

part of

1 entries

receives action

1 entries

related to

47 entries

Showing 16 of 47 words.

used for

16 entries

Translations

313 translations across 106 languages.

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Afrikaans

3 entries
  • perd noun (chess piece)
  • ridder noun (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages)
  • ruiter noun (chess piece)

Albanian

3 entries
  • kalorës noun (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages)
  • kalorëse noun (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages)
  • kalë noun (chess piece)

Arabic

3 entries
  • حِصَان noun (chess piece)
  • فَارِس noun (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages)
  • فَرَس noun (chess piece)

Armenian

3 entries
  • ասպետ noun (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages)
  • ասպետ noun (person on whom a knighthood has been conferred)
  • ձի noun (chess piece)

Aromanian

1 entries
  • caballeru noun (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages)

Azerbaijani

3 entries
  • at noun (chess piece)
  • cəngavər noun (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages)
  • rıtsar noun (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages)

Basque

3 entries
  • zaldi noun (chess piece)
  • zaldun noun (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages)
  • zaldun noun (person on whom a knighthood has been conferred)

Belarusian

4 entries
  • багаты́р noun (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages)
  • ве́ршнік noun (chess piece)
  • ві́цязь noun (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages)
  • ко́ннік noun (chess piece)

Bengali

1 entries
  • ঘোড়া noun (chess piece)

Breton

1 entries
  • marc'heg noun (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages)

Bulgarian

4 entries
  • кон noun (chess piece)
  • ри́цар noun (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages)
  • ри́цар noun (person on whom a knighthood has been conferred)
  • произведа в рицар verb (to confer a knighthood upon)

Burmese

1 entries
  • မြင်း noun (chess piece)

Catalan

3 entries
  • cavall noun (chess piece)
  • cavaller noun (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages)
  • cavaller noun (person on whom a knighthood has been conferred)

Central Kurdish

1 entries
  • سوارا noun (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages)

Chinese Cantonese

2 entries
  • 馬 /马 noun (chess piece)
  • 騎士 /骑士 noun (chess piece)

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries
  • 大俠 /大侠 noun (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages)
  • 爵士 noun (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages)
  • 馬 /马 noun (chess piece)
  • 騎士 /骑士 noun (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages)

Cornish

2 entries
  • marghek noun (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages)
  • marghoges noun (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages)

Czech

4 entries
  • jezdec noun (chess piece)
  • rytíř noun (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages)
  • rytíř noun (person on whom a knighthood has been conferred)
  • vítěz noun (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages)

Danish

4 entries
  • hest noun (chess piece)
  • ridder noun (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages)
  • ridder noun (person on whom a knighthood has been conferred)
  • springer noun (chess piece)

Dari

1 entries
  • اَسْب noun (chess piece)

Dutch

4 entries
  • paard noun (chess piece)
  • ridder noun (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages)
  • ridder noun (person on whom a knighthood has been conferred)
  • ridderen verb (to confer a knighthood upon)

Esperanto

4 entries
  • kavaliro noun (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages)
  • kavaliro noun (person on whom a knighthood has been conferred)
  • ĉevalo noun (chess piece)
  • kavaliri verb (to confer a knighthood upon)

Estonian

3 entries
  • ratsu noun (chess piece)
  • rüütel noun (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages)
  • rüütliks lööma verb (to confer a knighthood upon)

Faroese

1 entries
  • riddari noun (chess piece)

Finnish

4 entries
  • ratsu noun (chess piece)
  • ritari noun (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages)
  • ritari noun (person on whom a knighthood has been conferred)
  • lyödä ritariksi verb (to confer a knighthood upon)

French

4 entries
  • cavalier noun (chess piece)
  • chevalier noun (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages)
  • chevalier noun (person on whom a knighthood has been conferred)
  • faire chevalier verb (to confer a knighthood upon)

Friulian

1 entries
  • cavalîr noun (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages)

Galician

4 entries
  • cabaleira noun (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages)
  • cabaleira noun (person on whom a knighthood has been conferred)
  • cabaleiro noun (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages)
  • cabaleiro noun (person on whom a knighthood has been conferred)

Georgian

3 entries
  • მხედარი noun (chess piece)
  • რაინდი noun (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages)
  • რაინდი noun (person on whom a knighthood has been conferred)

German

4 entries
  • Pferd noun (chess piece)
  • Ritter noun (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages)
  • Ritter noun (person on whom a knighthood has been conferred)
  • Ross noun (chess piece)

Greek

4 entries
  • άλογο noun (chess piece)
  • ίππος noun (chess piece)
  • ιππότης noun (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages)
  • ιππότης noun (person on whom a knighthood has been conferred)

Hebrew

4 entries
  • אַבִּיר noun (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages)
  • אַבִּיר noun (person on whom a knighthood has been conferred)
  • פָּרָשׁ noun (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages)
  • פָּרָשׁ noun (chess piece)

Hindi

4 entries
  • घोड़ा noun (chess piece)
  • नाइट noun (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages)
  • बहादुर noun (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages)
  • राउल noun (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages)

Hungarian

4 entries
  • huszár noun (chess piece)
  • lovag noun (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages)
  • ló noun (chess piece)
  • lovaggá üt verb (to confer a knighthood upon)

Icelandic

3 entries
  • riddari noun (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages)
  • riddari noun (person on whom a knighthood has been conferred)
  • riddari noun (chess piece)

Ido

1 entries
  • kavaliero noun (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages)

Indonesian

3 entries
  • ksatria noun (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages)
  • ksatria noun (person on whom a knighthood has been conferred)
  • kuda noun (chess piece)

Interlingua

2 entries
  • cavaliero noun (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages)
  • cavallero noun (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages)

Iranian Persian

3 entries
  • اَسْب noun (chess piece)
  • شَهْسَوار noun (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages)
  • شُوالِیِه noun (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages)

Irish

3 entries
  • ridire noun (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages)
  • ridire noun (person on whom a knighthood has been conferred)
  • ridire noun (chess piece)

Italian

3 entries
  • cavaliere noun (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages)
  • cavaliere noun (person on whom a knighthood has been conferred)
  • cavallo noun (chess piece)

Japanese

4 entries
  • ナイト noun (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages)
  • ナイト noun (chess piece)
  • 桂馬 noun (chess piece)
  • 騎士 noun (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages)

Javanese

1 entries
  • jaran noun (chess piece)

Kashmiri

1 entries
  • گُر noun (chess piece)

Kazakh

3 entries
  • ат noun (chess piece)
  • сері noun (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages)
  • сері noun (person on whom a knighthood has been conferred)

Khmer

4 entries
  • សាទិន noun (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages)
  • សេះ noun (chess piece)
  • អស្វឫទ្ធិ noun (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages)
  • អស្វឫទ្ធិ noun (person on whom a knighthood has been conferred)

Korean

4 entries
  • 기사 noun (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages)
  • 기사 noun (person on whom a knighthood has been conferred)
  • 나이트 noun (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages)
  • 나이트 noun (chess piece)

Kyrgyz

2 entries
  • ат noun (chess piece)
  • рыцарь noun (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages)

Lao

3 entries
  • ມ້າ noun (chess piece)
  • ອັດສະວິນ noun (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages)
  • ອັດສະວິນ noun (chess piece)

Latin

3 entries
  • eques noun (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages)
  • mīles noun (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages)
  • mīlitāris noun (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages)

Latvian

2 entries
  • bruņinieks noun (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages)
  • zirdziņš noun (chess piece)

Lithuanian

2 entries
  • riteris noun (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages)
  • žirgas noun (chess piece)

Low German

1 entries
  • ridder noun (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages)

Luxembourgish

1 entries
  • Sprénger noun (chess piece)

Macedonian

4 entries
  • витез noun (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages)
  • витез noun (person on whom a knighthood has been conferred)
  • коњ noun (chess piece)
  • ритер noun (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages)

Malay

2 entries
  • kesatria noun (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages)
  • kuda noun (chess piece)

Malayalam

1 entries
  • കുതിര noun (chess piece)

Maltese

1 entries
  • kavallier noun (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages)

Manx

1 entries
  • reejerey noun (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages)

Maranao

1 entries
  • kabayo noun (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages)

Marathi

2 entries
  • घोडा noun (chess piece)
  • नाइट noun (person on whom a knighthood has been conferred)

Middle English

4 entries
  • chivaler noun (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages)
  • knyght noun (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages)
  • knyght noun (person on whom a knighthood has been conferred)
  • knyght noun (chess piece)

Middle French

1 entries
  • chevalier noun (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages)

Middle High German

4 entries
  • riter noun (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages)
  • ritter noun (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages)
  • rîter noun (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages)
  • rîtære noun (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages)

Middle Persian

1 entries
  • SWSYA (asp) noun (chess piece)

Mongolian

1 entries
  • морь noun (chess piece)

Māori

2 entries
  • toa noun (chess piece)
  • whakanaiti verb (to confer a knighthood upon)

Navajo

1 entries
  • hashkééjí naatʼááh noun (chess piece)

Northern Kurdish

2 entries
  • siwarî noun (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages)
  • şovalye noun (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages)

Norwegian Bokmål

4 entries
  • hest noun (chess piece)
  • ridder noun (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages)
  • ridder noun (person on whom a knighthood has been conferred)
  • springer noun (chess piece)

Norwegian Nynorsk

4 entries
  • hest noun (chess piece)
  • riddar noun (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages)
  • riddar noun (person on whom a knighthood has been conferred)
  • springar noun (chess piece)

Occitan

1 entries
  • cavalièr noun (chess piece)

Ojibwe

1 entries
  • zhiimaaganish noun (chess piece)

Old English

1 entries
  • ridda noun (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages)

Old French

1 entries
  • chevalier noun (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages)

Old Occitan

2 entries
  • cavalier noun (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages)
  • cavaller noun (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages)

Persian

1 entries
  • شوالیه کردن verb (to confer a knighthood upon)

Polish

4 entries
  • kawaler noun (person on whom a knighthood has been conferred)
  • konik noun (chess piece)
  • koń noun (chess piece)
  • raciądz noun (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages)

Portuguese

4 entries
  • cavaleiro noun (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages)
  • cavaleiro noun (person on whom a knighthood has been conferred)
  • cavalo noun (chess piece)
  • dar o título de cavaleiro verb (to confer a knighthood upon)

Romanian

3 entries
  • cal noun (chess piece)
  • cavaler noun (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages)
  • cavaler noun (person on whom a knighthood has been conferred)

Russian

4 entries
  • богаты́рь noun (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages)
  • ви́тязь noun (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages)
  • конь noun (chess piece)
  • ры́царь noun (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages)

Scottish Gaelic

2 entries
  • ridire noun (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages)
  • ridire noun (person on whom a knighthood has been conferred)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries
  • kȍnj noun (chess piece)
  • skàkāč noun (chess piece)
  • vitez noun (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages)
  • vȉtēz noun (person on whom a knighthood has been conferred)

Sicilian

1 entries
  • cavaleri noun (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages)

Slovak

4 entries
  • jazdec noun (chess piece)
  • rytier noun (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages)
  • rytier noun (person on whom a knighthood has been conferred)
  • víťaz noun (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages)

Slovene

4 entries
  • konj noun (chess piece)
  • skakač noun (chess piece)
  • vitez noun (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages)
  • vitez noun (person on whom a knighthood has been conferred)

Spanish

4 entries
  • caballera noun (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages)
  • caballera noun (person on whom a knighthood has been conferred)
  • caballero noun (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages)
  • caballero noun (person on whom a knighthood has been conferred)

Swahili

2 entries
  • farasi noun (chess piece)
  • jemadari noun (chess piece)

Swedish

4 entries
  • häst noun (chess piece)
  • knekt noun (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages)
  • riddare noun (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages)
  • riddare noun (person on whom a knighthood has been conferred)

Tagalog

2 entries
  • kabalyero noun (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages)
  • maginoo noun (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages)

Tajik

3 entries
  • асп noun (chess piece)
  • баҳодур noun (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages)
  • ритсар noun (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages)

Tamil

1 entries
  • குதிரை noun (chess piece)

Tatar

1 entries
  • ат noun (chess piece)

Thai

3 entries
  • ม้า noun (chess piece)
  • อัศวิน noun (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages)
  • อัศวิน noun (chess piece)

Turkish

3 entries
  • at noun (chess piece)
  • şövalye noun (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages)
  • şövalye noun (person on whom a knighthood has been conferred)

Turkmen

1 entries
  • at noun (chess piece)

Ukrainian

4 entries
  • богати́р noun (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages)
  • ви́тязь noun (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages)
  • кінь noun (chess piece)
  • ли́цар noun (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages)

Urdu

4 entries
  • بَہادُر noun (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages)
  • سَوار noun (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages)
  • شَہَہ سَوار noun (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages)
  • نائِٹ noun (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages)

Uyghur

4 entries
  • ئات noun (chess piece)
  • سېر ئۇنۋانى noun (person on whom a knighthood has been conferred)
  • چەۋەنداز noun (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages)
  • چەۋەنداز noun (person on whom a knighthood has been conferred)

Uzbek

3 entries
  • asp noun (chess piece)
  • ot noun (chess piece)
  • ritsar noun (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages)

Vietnamese

2 entries
  • hiệp sĩ noun (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages)
  • mã noun (chess piece)

Vilamovian

1 entries
  • rycyż noun (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages)

Welsh

1 entries
  • marchog noun (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages)

West-Frisian

1 entries
  • ridder noun (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages)

Yiddish

4 entries
  • זקן noun (chess piece)
  • ריטער noun (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages)
  • ריטער noun (chess piece)
  • שפּרינגער noun (chess piece)

Zazaki

4 entries
  • aspar (diq) noun (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages)
  • bergir (diq) noun (chess piece)
  • sahsuar noun (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages)
  • sowalya noun (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages)

Sample sentences

17 total sentences available.

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The knight swore an oath of allegiance to the king.

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The brave knight steps forward and kisses the lady on the hand.

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The knight is not so much brave as reckless.

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Look at that knight on the horse.

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