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5 definitions found 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 WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: cadet n : a military trainee (as at a military academy) [syn: {plebe}] From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: Cadet, MO Zip code(s): 63630 From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (13 Mar 01) [foldoc]: CADET Computer Aided Design Experimental Translator. [Sammet 1969, p. 683]. (1994-11-29)
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