"knight in shining armor" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-knight in shining armor.ogg Forms: knights in shining armor [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|knights in shining armor}} knight in shining armor (plural knights in shining armor)
  1. (idiomatic) A person who will rescue a dangerous situation; a hero. Tags: idiomatic Categories (topical): People, Stock characters Synonyms: hero, rescuer, savior, saviour, knight in shining armour [UK] Related terms: white knight, black knight
    Sense id: en-knight_in_shining_armor-en-noun-u6vRspvu Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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