What does it mean if someone is cavalier?

1 : marked by or given to offhand and often disdainful (see disdain entry 1) dismissal of important matters a cavalier attitude toward money has a cavalier disregard for the rights of others. 2 : debonair.

Is cavalier an insult?

The word cavalier originally meant a horseman, and particularly a loyal follower of the British King Charles I. The term cavalier was used as a kind of insult, insinuating that the Cavaliers were men who were pompous and overbearing.

What does the word Caviler mean?

Definitions of caviler. a disputant who quibbles; someone who raises annoying petty objections. synonyms: caviller, pettifogger, quibbler. type of: malcontent. a person who is discontented or disgusted.