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Meaning of white knight

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

white knight

noun

Definitions

  1. An individual or corporation that intends to acquire another company in order to avert a hostile takeover.

  2. A hero, savior, or righteous individual.

    Antonyms:black knight

  3. Someone who unnecessarily defends someone else.

verb

Definitions

  1. To unnecessarily defend someone.

Sources:https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/white%20knight

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