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cad

1

[ kad ]

noun

  1. an ill-bred man, especially one who behaves in a dishonorable or irresponsible way toward women.

    Synonyms: heel, rogue, rascal, rotter, bounder

  2. British Archaic.
    1. a local town boy or youth, as contrasted with a university or public school student.
    2. a servant at a university or public school.


CAD

2

[ kad ]

noun

  1. computer-aided design.

cad

1

/ kæd /

noun

  1. informal.
    a man who does not behave in a gentlemanly manner towards others
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


CAD

2

acronym for

  1. computer-aided design
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈcaddish, adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of cad1

First recorded in 1780–90; short for caddie (in the sense “a person who runs errands and does odd jobs”)
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Word History and Origins

Origin of cad1

C18: shortened from caddie
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Example Sentences

Lift Tickets: Adult three-day passes begin at around $200 (CAD), depending on whenyou visit.

The writer Rick Marin, author of the book Cad and the dad-as-sports-coach Kindle single memoir Keep Swinging, agrees.

By the time of this third episode of Season 1, we were well aware of Don as a liar, cad, and adulterer.

It is hard not to think Connors is an insensitive cad for bringing up such a private matter almost 40 years after the fact.

A few minutes later she watched as the cad tore his hair out screaming on his front lawn.

Of course you would think me a cad, a—well, I have my opinion of a man that would tell his side of such a story to a woman.

My indignant protest that the cowardly cad tried to kiss me counted for nothing.

The pain was devilish, and I wasn't used to being alone, and nobody caring a damn, and everybody believing me a cad and a bully.

The Cad bait, with a little hackle round the top of the shank of the hook, kills well.

But I shall say something, if I see you working up a flirtation with that cad.

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