chevalier d'industrie

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from French. === Noun === chevalier d'industrie (plural chevaliers d'industrie) (dated) Synonym of knight of industry (“footpad, thief or sharper”). === References === “chevalier”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʃə.va.lje d‿ɛ̃.dys.tʁi/ === Noun === chevalier d'industrie m (plural chevaliers d'industrie) (archaic, literary, derogatory) knight of industry, sharper, crook (professional thief who makes his living by cheating) ==== Usage notes ==== Not to be confused with capitaine d'industrie. ==== See also ==== vivre d'industrie