squirenoun [ C ]
uk/skwaɪər/us/skwaɪr/in the past in England, a man who owned most of the land around a village
UK old-fashioned informal used as a friendly form of address by one man to another who might be of a higher social class:
"I don't know if all my luggage is going to fit in the back of the taxi." "Don't worry, squire, I'll get it in."
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Royalty, aristocracy & titles
- accession
- archduke
- aristocracy
- aristocrat
- baron
- ennoble
- er
- esquire
- grace
- hereditary peer
- monarchist
- Mr
- Mrs
- nobility
- noble
- sheikh
- sire
- sovereign
- sultan
- throne
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squireverb [ T + adv/prep ]
uk/skwaɪər/us/skwaɪr/formalto take someone places:
Skinner uses the plane to squire around bureaucrats.
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Taking someone somewhere or telling them the way
- accompany
- bring
- bring sb/sth along
- chaperone
- come
- come along
- convoy
- direct
- docent
- drop
- guide
- lead 1
- refer sb to sth/sb
- see sb off
- shepherd
- show sb around (sth)
- show sb over sth
- steer
- usherette
- walk
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