Synonyms for squire
- noun
Most common
All synonyms
Noun
gallant, armor-bearer, armorbearer US, armourbearer UK, attendant, squirefish AU, esquire dated
Definitions
- n. 1
A shield-bearer or armor-bearer who attended a knight.
Related words
- Word family
- squirearchy squiredom squirefish squirehood
- Phrases
- squire of dames
Forms
- Plural
- squires → gallants, armor-bearers, attendants, esquires…
Example sentences
- gallant “You seem a gallant young gentleman, sir,” he said.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| squire | rising | |
| gallant | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 7 letters
- gallant2, esquire2
- 9 letters
- attendant3
- 10 letters
- squirefish
- 11 letters
- armorbearer
- 12 letters
- armourbearer
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (gallant2 = 2 syllables).