Hypertext Webster Gateway: "paladin"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Paladin \Pal"a*din\, n. [F., fr.It. paladino, fr. L. palatinus
an officer of the palace. See {Palatine}.]
A knight-errant; a distinguished champion; as, the paladins
of Charlemagne. --Sir W. Scott.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
paladin
n : someone who fights for a cause [syn: {champion}, {fighter},
{hero}]
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