Chevalier \Che`va*lier"\, n. [F., fr. LL. caballarius. See {Cavaller}.] 1. A horseman; a knight; a gallant young man. "Mount, chevaliers; to arms." --Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. A member of certain orders of knighthood. [1913 Webster] {Chevalier d'industrie}[F.], one who lives by persevering fraud; a pickpocket; a sharper. {The Chevalier St. George} (Eng. Hist.), James Francis Edward Stuart (son of James II.), called "The Pretender." {The Young Chevalier}, Charles Edward Stuart, son of the Chevalier St. George. [1913 Webster]