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white knight noun
n [C] Definition
a person or organization that saves a company from financial difficulties or an unwanted change of ownership by putting money into the company or by buying it
(Definition of white knight noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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