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Definition of "cadet" []

  • A student at a military school who is training to be an officer. (noun)
  • A younger son or brother. (noun)
  • A youngest son. (noun)
  • Slang A pimp. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "cadet" in a sentence
  • "As the word "cadet" is used in A.W. 2, 14, and 48 and defined in A.W. 1 as "a cadet of the United States Military Academy", such word has no application in the United States Air Force as presently constituted insofar as the administration of military justice is concerned and will be disregarded."
  • ""Would you say a cadet talking about his faith over lunch with another cadet is inappropriate?""
  • "Would you say a cadet talking about his faith over lunch with another cadet is inappropriate?"