Definition of “squire” - English Dictionary

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squirenoun [ C ]

uk ​ /skwaɪər/ us ​ /skwaɪr/

› in the past in England, a man who owned most of the land around a village

› UK old-fashioned informal used as a friendly form of address by one man to another who might be of a higher social class:

"I don't know if all my luggage is going to fit in the back of the taxi." "Don't worry, squire, I'll get it in."

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squireverb [ T + adv/prep ]

uk ​ /skwaɪər/ us ​ /skwaɪr/ formal

(Definition of “squire” from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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squirenoun [ C ]

us ​ /skwɑɪər/ old use

squire noun [ C ] (OWNER)

› (in the past in England) a man who owned most of the land around a village

squireverb [ T always + adv/prep ]

us ​ /skwɑɪər/ fml

squire verb [ T always + adv/prep ] (TAKE)

› to take someone places; escort:

Skinner uses the plane to squire around bureaucrats.

(Definition of “squire” from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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