English

Alternative forms

• white-knight
• whiteknight

Noun

white knight ‎(plural white knights)

1. (business) An individual or corporation that intends to acquire another company in order to avert a hostile takeover.
2. (fiction) a hero, savior, or righteous individual
3. (figuratively, derogatory) Somebody who unnecessarily defends somebody else.

Verb

white knight ‎(third-person singular simple present white knights, present participle white knighting, simple past and past participle white knighted)

1. (figuratively, derogatory) To unnecessarily defend somebody.

Antonyms

• (fiction): black knight

See also

• black knight
• knight in shining armor
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