how to pronounce кавалер

/kəvɐˈlʲer/

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кавалер is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of кавалер in a speech by a native speaker of standard russian:

“… лысенко трофим денисович кавалер 10 …”

meanings of кавалер

noun:

Boyfriend (male partner in a romantic relationship).
Cavalier.

кавалер frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word кавалер occurs in russian on average 1.1 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.