1
: a shield bearer or armor bearer of a knight
2
a
: a male attendant especially on a great personage
b
: a man who devotedly attends a lady : gallant
3
a
: a member of the British gentry ranking below a knight and above a gentleman
b
: an owner of a country estate
especially
: the principal landowner in a village or district
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Verb
her father squired her to the dance to make sure she got there all right
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Erik Kain, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
In the prequel, set a century before the events of Game of Thrones, two unlikely heroes wandered Westeros… a young, naïve but courageous knight, Ser Duncan the Tall, and his diminutive squire, Egg (Dexter Sol Ansell).
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 4 Oct. 2024
Salvatore Babones, Foreign Affairs, 14 Oct. 2015
Jodie Foster squeezed between Don Johnson and Madonna, while Anthony Hopkins squired his mother around.
—Scott Huver, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Feb. 2025
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Noun
Ethan — Victor’s squire and one of the few people in town who sees this as a quest, also sees the Boy In White, perhaps the best team player in town despite his age.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
In the prequel, set a century before the events of Game of Thrones, two unlikely heroes wandered Westeros… a young, naïve but courageous knight, Ser Duncan the Tall, and his diminutive squire, Egg (Dexter Sol Ansell).
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 4 Oct. 2024
Verb
Most of these demonstrators were recent transplants from farm to city; the keynote speaker in Manchester, the radical politician Henry Hunt, was the son of a country squire.
—Salvatore Babones, Foreign Affairs, 14 Oct. 2015
Jodie Foster squeezed between Don Johnson and Madonna, while Anthony Hopkins squired his mother around.
—Scott Huver, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Feb. 2025
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“Squire.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/squire. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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squire
1 of 2 noun1
: one who carries the shield or armor of a knight
2
a
: a male servant
b
: a lady's escort
3
a
: an owner of a country estate
squire
2 of 2 verb
squired; squiring
: to attend as a squire or escort
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