Squire — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

young nobleman attendant on a knight

an English country landowner

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/skwˈaɪɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/skwˈaɪə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/skwˈaɪə/

1 syllable Say it as /skwˈaɪɚ/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

gallant

Parts of Speech

noun	young nobleman attendant on a knight
noun	an English country landowner
noun	a man who attends or escorts a woman
verb	attend upon as a squire; serve as a squire

Word Forms

squire	verb	attend upon as a squire; serve as a squire
gallant	adjective	being attentive to women like an ideal knight
squire	noun	young nobleman attendant on a knight

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Knappe

junger Adliger, Begleiter eines Ritters

🇫🇷French

écuyer

jeune noble accompagnant un chevalier

🇪🇸Spanish

escudero

joven noble asistente de un caballero

🇮🇹Italian

scudiero

giovane nobile assistente di un cavaliere

🇳🇱Dutch

schildknaap

jonge edelman die een ridder begeleidt

🇵🇹Portuguese

escudeiro

jovem nobre atendente de um cavaleiro

🇷🇺Russian

оруженосец

молодой дворянин, сопровождающий рыцаря

India

🇮🇳Hindi

जमीदार

एक शूरवीर पर सवार युवा रईस परिचारक

🇧🇩Bengali

স্কয়ার

একটি নাইট উপর তরুণ nobleman পরিচারক

🇮🇳Telugu

స్క్వైర్

ఒక గుర్రం మీద యువ కులీనుడు

🇮🇳Marathi

स्क्वायर

एक नाइट वर तरुण nobleman परिचर

🇮🇳Gujarati

ચોરસ

એક નાઈટ પર યુવાન ઉમરાવ પરિચર

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸ್ಕ್ವೈರ್

ನೈಟ್‌ನಲ್ಲಿ ಯುವ ಕುಲೀನ ಸಹಾಯಕ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵਰਗ

ਇੱਕ ਨਾਈਟ 'ਤੇ ਨੌਜਵਾਨ ਕੁਲੀਨ ਸੇਵਾਦਾਰ

🇵🇰Urdu

اسکوائر

ایک نائٹ پر نوجوان نوبل مین حاضر

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

乡绅

骑士的年轻贵族侍从

🇯🇵Japanese

大地主

騎士に従者を務める若い貴族

🇰🇷Korean

향사

기사를 탄 젊은 귀족 수행원

🇻🇳Vietnamese

cận vệ

người hầu cận quý tộc trẻ tuổi trên lưng một hiệp sĩ

🇹🇭Thai

นายทหาร

ขุนนางหนุ่มผู้คอยดูแลอัศวิน

🇮🇩Indonesian

mengantarkan

pelayan bangsawan muda dengan seorang ksatria

🇵🇭Filipino

eskudero

batang maharlikang katulong sa isang kabalyero

🇲🇾Malay

penuntut

atendan bangsawan muda pada seorang kesatria

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

سكوير

الشاب النبيل المصاحب على فارس

🇮🇷Persian

اسکویر

نجیب زاده جوان خدمتکار شوالیه

🇹🇷Turkish

toprak sahibi

genç asilzade bir şövalyenin hizmetçisi

🇮🇱Hebrew

בַּעַל אֲחוּזָה

אציל צעיר מלווה באביר

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The primary meaning of 'squire' is 'young nobleman attendant on a knight'.

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Using 'squire' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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'squire' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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