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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ca•det /kəˈdɛt/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Militarya student in a service school who is training to be an officer.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ca•det (kə det′),USA pronunciation n. - Militarya student in a national service academy or private military school or on a training ship.
- Militarya student in training for service as a commissioned officer in the U.S. Army, Air Force, or Coast Guard. Cf. midshipman (def. 1).
- Educationa trainee in a business or profession.
- a younger son or brother.
- the youngest son.
- (formerly) a gentleman, usually a younger son, who entered the army to prepare for a subsequent commission.
- Also called cadet′ blue′. a grayish to strong blue color.
- Also called cadet′ gray′. a bluish-gray to purplish-blue color.
- Slang Termsa pimp.
- Latin capitellum literally, small head; see capital2
- Gascon capdet chief, captain (referring to the younger sons of noble families); compare Old Provencal capdel headman
- French
- 1600–10
- a member of the former Constitutional Democratic party.
- Russian kadét, equivalent. to ka + de (the letter names of k, d, representing konstitutsiónnyĭ demokrát Constitutional Democrat) + -t from kadét (now obsolete) cadet
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: cadet /kəˈdɛt/ n - a young person undergoing preliminary training, usually before full entry to the uniformed services, police, etc, esp for officer status
- (in England and in France before 1789) a gentleman, usually a younger son, who entered the army to prepare for a commission
- a younger son or brother
- cadet branch ⇒ the family or family branch of a younger son
- (in New Zealand) a person learning sheep farming on a sheep station
Etymology: 17th Century: from French, from dialect (Gascon) capdet captain, ultimately from Latin caput headcaˈdetship n |