BlackKnightとは 意味・読み方・使い方

名詞

black knight (plural black knights)

1. (fiction) A villain or evil character who masks their identity and that of their liege by not displaying heraldry.

   Antonym: white knight

2. (business) A person or company that makes an unwelcome takeover bid.

   Coordinate term: white knight

3. (entomology) A dragonfly of species Camacinia othello.

参考

• knight in shining armor
• white knight
• ♞

参照

• John Smullen, Nicholas Hand, editors (2005), “black knight”, in A Dictionary of Finance and Banking, 3rd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 43