cadet
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Synonyms: cade, caded, caret, cadent, cader, cadew, cadel, capet, cades, cadee, caden
Antonyms: cade, caded, caret, cadent, cader, cadew, cadel, capet, cades, cadee, caden
Related words from Datamuse; suggestions, not definitions.
Noun
- A [[student]] at a [[military]] [[school]] who is training to be an [[officer]].
- {{lb|en|chiefly|history}} A [[younger]] or [[youngest]] [[son]], who would not [[inherit]] as a [[firstborn]] son would.
- {{lb|en|in compounds|chiefly|in|_|genealogy}} [[junior|Junior]]. {{qualifier|See also the heraldic term ''[[cadency]]''.}}
- {{lb|en|archaic|US|slang}} A young man who makes a [[business]] of [[ruin#Verb|ruining]] [[girl]]s to put them in [[brothel]]s.
- {{lb|en|NZ|historical}} A young [[gentleman]] learning [[sheep]] [[farming]] at a [[station#Noun|station]]; ''also'', any young man attached to a sheep station.
- {{lb|en|Australia}} A [[participant]] in a [[cadetship]].
Proper noun
- {{surname|en|from=French}}.
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