From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Paladin \Pal"a*din\, noun [F., fr.It. paladino, fr. L. palatinus an officer of the palace. See {Palatine}.] A knight-errant; a distinguished champion; as, the paladins of Charlemagne. --Sir W. Scott.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
noun
1: someone who fights for a cause [syn: {champion}, {fighter}, {hero}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
34 Moby Thesaurus words for "paladin": Achilles, David, Hector, Roland, Samson, a man, advocate, apologist, brave, bulldog, champion, chutzpanik, decorated hero, defender, demigod, demigoddess, fighting cock, gallant, gamecock, good soldier, guard, hero, heroine, lion, man of courage, protector, stalwart, supporter, the brave, tiger, upholder, valiant, valiant knight, vindicator
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