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cadet

ca·det

US/kəˈdɛt/ fairly common slang us

noun

1.

a military trainee (as at a military academy)

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Origin

Borrowed from French cadet, from Gascon capdet, from Late Latin capitellum (“small head”). Attested in English from 1634. Doublet of caddie, cadeau, cadel, capital, capitellum, and caudillo.

Phrases

  • air cadet
  • cadet blue
  • cadet branch
  • cadet gray
  • cadet grey
  • cadet house
  • officer cadet
  • space cadet

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