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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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  1. 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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