Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

grey knight

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.07 in modern English

Syllables: grey knight
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

1

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

In a corporate takeover, a bidder whose intentions are undeclared.

noun

Any member of the species Tricholoma terreum of grey-capped mushrooms native to coniferous woodlands in Europe and North America/

Etymology

Mushrooms of genus Tricholoma are called knights, those of species T. terreum have grey caps.

Inflected Forms

grey knights (plural) gray knight (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

black knight white knight

Synonyms

dirty tricholoma

Questions

What does grey knight mean?: In a corporate takeover, a bidder whose intentions are undeclared.
Where does grey knight come from?: Mushrooms of genus Tricholoma are called knights, those of species T. terreum have grey caps.

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