cadet
a student in a national service academy or private military school or on a training ship.
a student in training for service as a commissioned officer in the U.S. Army, Air Force, or Coast Guard.: Compare midshipman (def. 1).
a 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. a pimp.
Origin of cadet
1Other words from cadet
- ca·det·ship, noun
Other definitions for Cadet (2 of 2)
a member of the former Constitutional Democratic Party.
Origin of Cadet
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How to use cadet in a sentence
They also had gone two weeks without practicing because all cadets were sent home for Christmas after final exams.
How do you lose to a team by 44 and then beat the same team the next day? Ask Army. | John Feinstein | January 6, 2021 | Washington PostRestrictions on crowd sizes in Philadelphia would not have allowed for a number of cadets and midshipmen to attend.
Today in D.C.: Headlines to start your Friday in D.C., Maryland and Virginia | Dana Hedgpeth, Teddy Amenabar | December 11, 2020 | Washington PostDonnelly said he can recall one other shooting of an on-duty firefighter over his three decades with the department, from which he rose from cadet to being nominated as chief in September.
After D.C. firefighter shot and wounded on the job, department expresses frustration at violence in city | Peter Hermann | November 24, 2020 | Washington PostIn those years, Dubrule led cadets with the same passion for country and sense of service that he used when leading troops in Iraq.
To honor veterans and make the country stronger, expand the JROTC | matthewheimer | November 11, 2020 | FortuneWe had a cadet not too long ago that actually told another cadet, “Hey, I’m a member of the Aryan Brotherhood.”
Houston’s Police Chief on How to Stop ‘Lawful but Awful’ Policing | Joshua Eferighe | September 30, 2020 | Ozy
Of course that got him dead stuck on himself, and then he goes and wins a cadetship here and thinks he can run the earth.
A Cadet's Honor | Upton SinclairWhat had occurred, he asked, to make her feel renewed anxiety, to cause her to seek a cadetship for him?
Under Fire | Charles KingFranklin Pierce was so deeply interested in military affairs that it was a pity he should not have had a West Point cadetship.
The Life and Genius of Nathaniel Hawthorne | Frank Preston StearnsThis would be in or about 1794, and doubtless refers to his cadetship.
The Expeditions of Zebulon Montgomery Pike, Volume I (of 3) | Elliott CouesThen you think neither could stand an examination for the cadetship?
The Stokesley Secret | Charlotte M. Yonge
British Dictionary definitions for cadet
/ (kəˈdɛt) /
a young person undergoing preliminary training, usually before full entry to the uniformed services, police, etc, esp for officer status
a school pupil receiving elementary military training in a school corps
(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
Origin of cadet
1Derived forms of cadet
- cadetship, noun
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