cadet Definition
ca·det (kə det′)
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
Etymology: Fr, younger son < Gascon capdet, captain, chief < Prov capdel < LL capitellum, dim. of L caput, head
cadet Related Forms
cadet′·ship noun
cadet Usage Examples
Preposition: from
squadron: There were a lot of cadets from their squadrons; at least 4 cadets from each squadron.
Converse of object
teach: Next term will see the introduction of a junior driving scheme, with the aim of teaching every cadet to drive.
Adjective modifier
- naval: George V was a naval cadet in 1877 with his elder brother Prince Albert, Duke of Clarence.
- teenage: Boys - ten thousand teenage cadets who took crash communication courses aboard the wooden hulled TS Bounty to keep the fighting Fleet afloat.
- senior: During the summer, 59 Squadron said " goodbye " to some of its senior cadets.
- female: More Female Staff required due to increase in numbers of female cadets!
- junior: All junior cadets are well up to proficiency standard and we can expect good results in the coming examination early next term.
- male: Unfortunately it's for 40 male cadets only per week.
Modifies a noun
- seamanship: The ' DTS ' was used to teach officer cadets seamanship and give them experience at watch-keeping.
- corps: A former cadet leader in Regina confirmed that Bass and Ryan met while in the cadet corps in the late 1980s.
- contingent: Cadet contingents from the nation's 400 Sea Cadet Units joined the crew of The Ark for the historic voyage.
- institute: Instead of this he was sent to the infantry cadet institute at Liebenau for officer's training.
- branch: Like his father, Sir William also had a natural son James from whom sprang the cadet branch of Newton of Doune.
- uniform: The boys, dressed in army cadet uniforms, walked back from Buckingham Palace for refreshments at Chelsea Barracks.
Noun used with modifier
- army: Following the Army Cadets training on the fire station, the fire cadets have been invited to visit the army cadet unit.
- sea: In the darkest days of WWII sea cadets from units around the country volunteered to plug the gap in the thin blue line.
- RAF: All RAF cadets over 13 3 months who have studied these subjects may have flying lessons.
- police: I recently heard a story about a young police cadet sitting his final exams at Hendon Police College.
- air: We managed to find a spot next to the air cadet 's van to set up camp for the rest of the day.
- officer: Officer cadet An entrant from civil life to the officer corps of the Armed Forces.

