"white-knight" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: white-knights [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} white-knight (plural white-knights)
  1. Alternative form of white knight Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: white knight
    Sense id: en-white-knight-en-noun-fygOiRZP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: white knight, whiteknight (english: for verb only)

Verb

Forms: white-knights [present, singular, third-person], white-knighting [participle, present], white-knighted [participle, past], white-knighted [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} white-knight (third-person singular simple present white-knights, present participle white-knighting, simple past and past participle white-knighted)
  1. Alternative form of white knight Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: white knight
    Sense id: en-white-knight-en-verb-fygOiRZP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: white knight, whiteknight (english: for verb only)

Inflected forms

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