"whiteknight" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: whiteknights [present, singular, third-person], whiteknighting [participle, present], whiteknighted [participle, past], whiteknighted [past]
Etymology: From white + knight. Etymology templates: {{com|en|white|knight}} white + knight Head templates: {{en-verb}} whiteknight (third-person singular simple present whiteknights, present participle whiteknighting, simple past and past participle whiteknighted)
  1. Alternative form of white knight Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: white knight Synonyms: white knight
    Sense id: en-whiteknight-en-verb-fygOiRZP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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