English Dictionary: Cadet | by the DICT Development Group |
5 results for Cadet | |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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.] | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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. | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Cadet, MO Zip code(s): 63630 | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
CADET Computer Aided Design Experimental Translator. [Sammet 1969, p. 683]. (1994-11-29) |