cad

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

  2. 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.

Origin of cad

1
First recorded in 1780–90; short for caddie (in the sense “a person who runs errands and does odd jobs”)

Other words for cad

Other definitions for CAD (2 of 2)

CAD
[ kad ]

noun
  1. computer-aided design.

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How to use cad in a sentence

  • No, he could never again, to please Mamma, spoil his Sunday holiday with those cads of boys.

    Small Souls | Louis Couperus

British Dictionary definitions for cad (1 of 2)

cad

/ (kæd) /


noun
  1. British informal, old-fashioned a man who does not behave in a gentlemanly manner towards others

Origin of cad

1
C18: shortened from caddie

Derived forms of cad

  • caddish, adjective

British Dictionary definitions for CAD (2 of 2)

CAD

n acronym for
  1. computer-aided design

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