how to pronounce cavalier

/ˌkævəˈlɪɹ/

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cavalier is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of cavalier in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… been so cavalier about this scandal but …”

meaning of cavalier

Cavalier is a type of horse.

cavalier frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word cavalier occurs in english on average 1.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics cavalier can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that cavalier can be often used in the following areas:

1) people, society, and culture;