cadet

[ kuh-det ]

/ kəˈdɛt /

noun

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

1600–10; < French < Gascon capdet chief, captain (referring to the younger sons of noble families); compare Old Provençal capdel headman < Latin capitellum literally, small head; see capital²

OTHER WORDS FROM cadet

ca·det·ship, noun

Words nearby cadet

cadency, cadent, cadent house, cadential, cadenza, cadet, cadet cloth, cadette, cadge, cadger, cadgy

Example sentences from the Web for cadetship

During his cadetship at Woolwich he was rebuked for incompetence, and told that he would never make an officer.

The Development of the European Nations, 1870-1914 (5th ed.) |John Holland Rose
This would be in or about 1794, and doubtless refers to his cadetship.

The Expeditions of Zebulon Montgomery Pike, Volume I (of 3) |Elliott Coues
And no boy who isn't in his right mind could get into the Point even if given a cadetship.

Under Fire |Charles King
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 Sinclair

From the time he donned short trousers he dreamed of a cadetship at West Point, and a commission under his own flag.

Gentlemen Rovers |E. Alexander Powell

British Dictionary definitions for cadetship

cadet

/ (kəˈdɛt) /

noun

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

Derived forms of cadet

cadetship, noun

Word Origin for cadet

C17: from French, from dialect (Gascon) capdet captain, ultimately from Latin caput head

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