knight in shining armor

noun phrase

1
: a man who behaves in a very brave way
The firefighter who rescued us was our knight in shining armor.
2
: a man who is the perfect romantic partner for a woman
She is still waiting for her knight in shining armor.

Examples of knight in shining armor in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Still, the story, in which an underdog plays knight in shining armor to a mysterious woman, is far too schematic to have real stakes in a franchise that revolves around another character. — Beatrice Loayza, Variety, 1 May 2026 No knight in shining armor is coming to sweep you off your feet. — Charles Trepany, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2026 Greg Roman was a knight in shining armor. — Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Jan. 2026 Whenever Laura needs rescuing, Leroy turns up as her knight in shining armor. — Julie Hinds, Freep.com, 17 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for knight in shining armor

Rhymes for knight in shining armor

See All Rhymes for knight in shining armor

Browse Nearby Words

Knightia
knight in shining armor
knightless
See all Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Knight in shining armor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/knight%20in%20shining%20armor. Accessed 15 Jul. 2026.

Copy Citation
Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

Popular in Grammar & Usage

See More

Merriam-Webster’s Great Big List of Words You Love to Hate

Is that lie 'bald-faced' or 'bold-faced'?

'A' or 'an'? What about before 'h'? An Indefinite Article Guide

Why is '-ed' sometimes pronounced at the end of a word?

Commonly Misspelled Words
See More

Popular in Wordplay

See More

14 Phobias You Probably Haven't Heard Of

It's a Scorcher! Words for the Summer Heat

The Longest Long Words List

Ten Words Ending with a Silent ‘T’

12 Lovely and Unusual Words for the Natural World
See More

Popular

See More

Merriam-Webster’s Great Big List of Words You Love to Hate

14 Phobias You Probably Haven't Heard Of

It's a Scorcher! Words for the Summer Heat
See More

Games & Quizzes

See All
Play Quordle: Guess all four words in a limited number of tries. Each of your guesses must be a real 5-letter word.
Quordle Can you solve 4 words at once?
Play Blossom: Solve today's spelling word game by finding as many words as you can using just 7 letters. Longer words score more points.
Blossom Pick the best words!
Play Missing Letter: a crossword with a twist. Each of the 25 puzzle words start with a different letter of the alphabet. Which letter is missing?
The Missing Letter A daily crossword with a twist
banana-mirrored
Contradictory Words Quiz Pick out which word means one thing…and the opp...
See All