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Definition of black knight noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

black knight

noun

/ˌblæk ˈnaɪt/

/ˌblæk ˈnaɪt/

(business)

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a company that tries to buy another company that does not want to be bought
Word Originby association with white knight.

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