Knight, Bobby
(1940–) a US coach (=person who trains a team) for Indiana University's basketball team until 2000. He then became coach for Texas Tech until he retired in 2008. He was known for getting angry very easily and for shouting at other coaches, but he is also a very successful coach.

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I. knight¹ /naɪt/ noun [countable]
[Language: Old English; Origin: cniht]

1. a man with a high rank in the past who was trained to fight while riding a horse:
knights in armour ⇒ white knight

2. a man who has received a knighthood and has the title ‘sir’ before his name

3. the chess piece with a horse’s head on it

4. a knight in shining armour a brave man who saves someone, especially a woman, from a dangerous situation

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II. knight² verb [transitive]
to give someone the rank of knight

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knight
noun
I. in the Middle Ages
ADJ. medieval | chivalrous, noble | armoured | mounted
PHRASES a knight errant tales of medieval knights errant, wandering in search of chivalrous adventures
a knight in armour, a knight in shining armour (figurative, humorous) She's still waiting for a knight in shining armour to come and rescue her.

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knight
II. man given an honour by the king/queen
 ⇒ Note at PEER

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