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WHITE SQUIRE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does white squire mean?
• WHITE SQUIRE (noun)
The noun WHITE SQUIRE has 1 sense:
1. a white knight that buys less than a majority interest
Familiarity information: WHITE SQUIRE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A white knight that buys less than a majority interest
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("white squire" is a kind of...):
white knight (a company that is a friendly acquirer in a takeover)
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