'Chevalier d'industrie' definitions:

Definition of 'Chevalier d'industrie'

From: GCIDE
  • Chevalier \Che`va*lier"\, n. [F., fr. LL. caballarius. See Cavaller.]
  • 1. A horseman; a knight; a gallant young man. "Mount, chevaliers; to arms." --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. A member of certain orders of knighthood. [1913 Webster]
  • Chevalier d'industrie[F.], one who lives by persevering fraud; a pickpocket; a sharper.
  • The Chevalier St. George (Eng. Hist.), James Francis Edward Stuart (son of James II.), called "The Pretender."
  • The Young Chevalier, Charles Edward Stuart, son of the Chevalier St. George. [1913 Webster]