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ca·det
(kə-dĕt′)n.
1.
a. A student at a military school or in a military program training to be an officer.
b. A student training to be a police officer.
2.
a. A younger son or brother.
b. A youngest son.
[French, from dialectal capdet, captain, from Late Latin capitellum, diminutive of Latin caput, capit-, head; see kaput- in Indo-European roots.]
ca·det′ship′ n.
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cadet
(kəˈdɛt)n
1. (Military) a young person undergoing preliminary training, usually before full entry to the uniformed services, police, etc, esp for officer status
2. (Military) a school pupil receiving elementary military training in a school corps
3. (Historical Terms) (in England and in France before 1789) a gentleman, usually a younger son, who entered the army to prepare for a commission
4. a younger son or brother
5. cadet branch the family or family branch of a younger son
6. (Agriculture) (in New Zealand) a person learning sheep farming on a sheep station
[C17: from French, from dialect (Gascon) capdet captain, ultimately from Latin caput head]
caˈdetship n
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ca•det
(kəˈdɛt)n.
1. a student in a national service academy or private military school or on a training ship.
2. a student in training for service as a commissioned officer in the U.S. Army, Air Force, or Coast Guard.
3. a trainee in a business or profession.
4. a younger son or brother.
5. the youngest son.
6. Slang. a pimp.
[1600–10; < French < Gascon capdet chief, captain (referring to the younger sons of noble families)]
ca•det′ship, n.
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Noun | 1. | cadet - a military trainee (as at a military academy) armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker" midshipman - a temporary rank held by young naval officers in training trainee - someone who is being trained |
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Translations
طالب طالِبُ مَدْرَسَةٍ عَسْكَرِيَّهطَالِبٌ عَسْكَرِيّقُوَّةُ طُلاب مَدْرَسَةٍ عَسْكَرِيَّهمُتَدَرِّب عَسْكَري
kadetkadetní
kadetkadet-officerselev
kadetti
kadet
kadét
kadett-kadett, nemikadett, nemi í herskóla
生徒
생도
kadetaskarinį parengimą lankantis moksleivis
audzēkniskadetskafejnīcakursants
kadetkadetský
kadett
นักเรียนทหาร
askeri eğitim gören öğrenciaskeri öğrenciharb okulu/polis koleji öğrencisikadet
học viên trường sĩ quan
cadet
[kəˈdet]Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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cadet
n
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
cadet
(kəˈdet) noun1. a student in a military, naval or police school. an army cadet; a police cadet.
2. a schoolboy taking military training.
adjectivea school cadet force.
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cadet
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