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white knight
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
white knight noun
plural white knights
white knight
noun
plural white knights
Learner's definition of WHITE KNIGHT
[count]
: someone or something that rescues or saves another person or thing from a bad situation
especially : a company that buys a second company in order to prevent it from being taken over by a third company白衣骑士；救星；（尤指）为防止某公司被另一公司接管而对其收购的公司
white knight
noun
Synonyms
Example Sentences
a deserving cause in need of a charismatic white knight who will galvanize public support
Recent Examples on the Web Many of the depositors had hoped that a white knight could help Celsius get on surer footing. 
Steven Zeitchik, Washington Post, 14 July 2022 Congress institutionalized the Fed chairman’s role as economic white knight with the dual mandate of price stability and maximum employment in the 1978 Humphrey-Hawkins Act. French Hill And Amity Shlaes, WSJ, 29 July 2022 And tech entrepreneur Alexis Ohanian also offered to be the Choco Taco’s white knight. Emily Heil, Anchorage Daily News, 26 July 2022 And tech entrepreneur Alexis Ohanian also offered to be the Choco Taco’s white knight. Emily Heil, Washington Post, 26 July 2022 The United States wasted no time in positioning itself as a kind of white knight for Europe’s energy needs. New York Times, 6 July 2022 Notably, a few weeks ago, Bankman-Fried was rumored as a white knight for Terra Luna and the stablecoin UST, which at the time had de-pegged from the U.S. dollar. Alex Tapscott, Fortune, 28 June 2022 Under pressure to lock in the 38% premium and lacking a ‘white knight’ bidder to serve as a viable alternative, the social media company’s board voted unanimously late last month to recommend the deal move forward. Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 3 May 2022 The board enacted a poison pill, a defensive measure, trying to really give them time to look for a second bidder or a white knight. USA TODAY, 26 Apr. 2022 See More
Steven Zeitchik, Washington Post, 14 July 2022 Congress institutionalized the Fed chairman’s role as economic white knight with the dual mandate of price stability and maximum employment in the 1978 Humphrey-Hawkins Act. French Hill And Amity Shlaes, WSJ, 29 July 2022 And tech entrepreneur Alexis Ohanian also offered to be the Choco Taco’s white knight. Emily Heil, Anchorage Daily News, 26 July 2022 And tech entrepreneur Alexis Ohanian also offered to be the Choco Taco’s white knight. Emily Heil, Washington Post, 26 July 2022 The United States wasted no time in positioning itself as a kind of white knight for Europe’s energy needs. New York Times, 6 July 2022 Notably, a few weeks ago, Bankman-Fried was rumored as a white knight for Terra Luna and the stablecoin UST, which at the time had de-pegged from the U.S. dollar. Alex Tapscott, Fortune, 28 June 2022 Under pressure to lock in the 38% premium and lacking a ‘white knight’ bidder to serve as a viable alternative, the social media company’s board voted unanimously late last month to recommend the deal move forward. Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 3 May 2022 The board enacted a poison pill, a defensive measure, trying to really give them time to look for a second bidder or a white knight. USA TODAY, 26 Apr. 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1628, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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