cadet

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′·ship noun

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.

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