cadet
noun
- Now Rare a younger son or brother
- Historical a younger son who became a gentleman volunteer in the army to offset his lack of patrimony
- a student in training at an armed forces academy
- a student at a military school
- ☆ any trainee, as a practice teacher or a junior business associate
- ☆ Slang a pimp
See cadet in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(kə-dĕtˈ)
noun- A student at a military school who is training to be an officer.
a. A younger son or brother.
b. A youngest son.
- Slang A pimp.
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