cad
[ kad ]
/ kæd /
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noun
an ill-bred man, especially one who behaves in a dishonorable or irresponsible way toward women.
British Archaic.
- a local town boy or youth, as contrasted with a university or public school student.
- a servant at a university or public school.
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Origin of cad
1780–90; short for caddie, (in the sense “a person who runs errands and does odd jobs”)
Words nearby cad
cactus moth, cactus pear, cactus wren, cacumen, cacuminal, cad, cadaga, cadaster, cadastral, cadastre, cadaver
Definition for cad (2 of 2)
CAD
[ kad ]
/ kæd /
noun
computer-aided design.
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British Dictionary definitions for cad (1 of 2)
cad
/ (kæd) /
noun
British informal, old-fashioned a man who does not behave in a gentlemanly manner towards others
Derived forms of cad
caddish, adjectiveWord Origin for cad
C18: shortened from caddie
British Dictionary definitions for cad (2 of 2)
CAD
n acronym for
computer-aided design
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Medical definitions for cad
CAD
abbr.
coronary artery disease
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