a white knight



a white knight

someone who gives money to a company in order to prevent it from being bought by another company Hope is fading that a white knight will appear to stop the takeover bid.
See also: knight, white

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
JohnnaJAHN-əEnglish
Michikomee-chee-koJapanese
Rohan (2)-Literature
Kelly['keli]
Ionathan-Biblical Greek, Biblical Latin
MeinoMIE-no (German, Dutch)German, Dutch, Ancient Germanic