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Definition of CADET

Cadet
Cadet Ca*det", n. 1. In New Zealand, a young gentleman learning sheep farming at a station; also, any young man attached to a sheep station. 2. A young man who makes a business of ruining girls to put them in brothels. [Slang, U. S.]
Cadet
Cadet Ca*det", n. [F. cadet a younger or the youngest son or brother, dim. fr. L. caput head; i. e., a smaller head of the family, after the first or eldest. See Chief, and cf. Cad.] 1. The younger of two brothers; a younger brother or son; the youngest son. The cadet of an ancient and noble family. --Wood. 2. (Mil.) (a) A gentleman who carries arms in a regiment, as a volunteer, with a view of acquiring military skill and obtaining a commission. (b) A young man in training for military or naval service; esp. a pupil in a military or naval school, as at West Point, Annapolis, or Woolwich. Note: All the undergraduates at Annapolis are Naval cadets. The distinction between Cadet midshipmen and Cadet engineers was abolished by Act of Congress in 1882.

Meaning of CADET from wikipedia

- designate their trainees as cadets. In several military services, cadets, flight cadets, officer cadets, and gentleman/lady cadets may refer to recruits and...
- The Harwell CADET was the first fully transistorised computer in Europe, and may have been the first fully transistorised computer in the world. The electronics...
- Force Cadets Members of the Belgian Air Cadets Members of the Royal Canadian Air Cadets Members of the New Zealand Air Training Corps, New Zealand Cadet Forces...
- A flight cadet or is a military or civilian occupational title that is held by someone who is in training to perform aircrew duties in an airplane. The...
- The Cadets can refer to one of the following: The Cadets Drum and Bugle Corps The Cadets (group), an American doo-**** group The Cadets (TV series) - 10-part...
- Cadet grey (spelled gray in American English) is a somewhat blue-greyish shade of the colour grey. The first recorded use of cadet grey as a colour name...
- Officer cadet is a rank held by military cadets during their training to become commissioned officers. In the United Kingdom, the rank is also used by...
- Cadet Records was an American record label that began as Argo Records in 1955 as the jazz subsidiary of Chess Records. Argo changed its name in 1965 to...
- The cadet rank at the United States Air Force Academy is determined by two factors: class year and job. First year, or fourth-class, cadets (C4C) have...
- Cadet (French pronunciation: [kadɛ] ) is a station on Line 7 of the Paris Métro. It is named after rue Cadet, itself named after M. Cadet de Chambine...