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cadet

1

[ kuh-det ]

noun

  1. a student in a national service academy or private military school or on a training ship.
  2. a student in training for service as a commissioned officer in the U.S. Army, Air Force, or Coast Guard. Compare midshipman ( def 1 ).
  3. a trainee in a business or profession.
  4. a younger son or brother.
  5. the youngest son.
  6. (formerly) a gentleman, usually a younger son, who entered the army to prepare for a subsequent commission.
  7. Also called cadet blue. a grayish to strong blue color.
  8. Also called cadet gray. a bluish-gray to purplish-blue color.
  9. Slang. a pimp.


Cadet

2

[ kuh-det ]

noun

, Russian History.
  1. a member of the former Constitutional Democratic Party.

cadet

/ kəˈdɛt /

noun

  1. a young person undergoing preliminary training, usually before full entry to the uniformed services, police, etc, esp for officer status
  2. a school pupil receiving elementary military training in a school corps
  3. (in England and in France before 1789) a gentleman, usually a younger son, who entered the army to prepare for a commission
  4. a younger son or brother
  5. cadet branch
    cadet branch the family or family branch of a younger son
  6. (in New Zealand) a person learning sheep farming on a sheep station


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Derived Forms

  • caˈdetship, noun

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Other Words From

  • ca·det·ship noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of cadet1

1600–10; < French < Gascon capdet chief, captain (referring to the younger sons of noble families); compare Old Provençal capdel headman < Latin capitellum literally, small head; capital 2

Origin of cadet2

< Russian kadét, equivalent to ka + de (the letter names of k, d, representing konstitutsiónnyĭ demokrát Constitutional Democrat) + -t from kadét (now obsolete) cadet

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Word History and Origins

Origin of cadet1

C17: from French, from dialect (Gascon) capdet captain, ultimately from Latin caput head

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Example Sentences

“That’s another thing that I think is pretty powerful about it,” said Matthews, the academy’s cultural arts director for the corps of cadets.

Our job as an institution is to ensure cadets have confidence that their concerns or complaints will be addressed in a timely and compassionate manner without fear of reprisal.

Freitag, the son of a retired Arlington police officer, started working for Fairfax as a 19-year-old police cadet in 2015, then became an officer in March 2017, soon after he turned 21.

He was 18 and unrefined — a dashing cadet at Britannia Royal Naval College.

Contee, a veteran of three decades on the District’s force, rose from cadet to the department’s highest ranks.

The Cadet turned suddenly with a surprised look, opened his hand and said ‘a piece of chalk,’ at the same time displaying it.

Former cadet Lane said he only saw Jackson attempt to catch one of them.

Once a cadet dropped a brick from a third-story barracks window that barely missed Jackson.

Over a decade, his teaching often took place in an atmosphere of what one cadet called “wanton disrespect.”

He walked over to Jackson and ordered him to report the cadet officers responsible for allowing this to happen.

The young artillery cadet had both determination and capacity and his early career foreshadowed his future success.

The constable stared at the cadet for a moment and then his jaw dropped and likewise the club in his hand.

He lifted the other cadet as high as he could and with a shove sent him rolling on the ice beyond.

What he really obtained in Italy was little more than a splendid provision for a cadet of his house.

Then several boys appeared, dressed in cadet uniforms, for Putnam Hall was a military academy.

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