black knight

English

Noun

black knight (plural black knights)

  1. (fiction) A villain or evil character who masks their identity and that of their liege by not displaying heraldry.
    Antonym: white knight
  2. (business) A person or company that makes an unwelcome takeover bid.
    Coordinate term: white knight
  3. (entomology) A dragonfly of species Camacinia othello.

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References

  • John Smullen, Nicholas Hand, editors (2005), “black knight”, in A Dictionary of Finance and Banking, 3rd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 43

Cebuano

Noun

black knight

  1. (slang) a dark-colored undetermined species of spider used in spider fighting
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