Definition of 'cadet'
Word forms: plural cadets
countable noun
A cadet is a young man or woman who is being trained in the armed services or the police.
...army cadets.
...the Cadet Corps.
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noun
1.
a young person undergoing preliminary training, usually before full entry to the uniformed services, police, etc, esp for officer status
3.
4.
a younger son or brother
5. cadet branch
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Derived forms
cadetship (caˈdetship) noun
Word origin of 'cadet'
C17: from French, from dialect (Gascon) capdet captain, ultimately from Latin caput head noun
1. Rare
a younger son or brother
2. Obsolete
4.
a student at a military school
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Derived forms
cadetship (caˈdetship) noun
Word origin of 'cadet'
Fr, younger son < Gascon capdet, captain, chief < Prov capdel < LL capitellum, dim. of L caput, headExample sentences containing 'cadet'
We have a combined cadet force corps.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)Forcing the army to set up more cadet corps in comprehensive schools.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)He rowed and was in the army cadet force.
Times, Sunday Times (2014) Times, Sunday Times (2016) Times, Sunday Times (2008) Times, Sunday Times (2007)At school it had been a requirement that you join the army cadet force for a year.
BLACK KNIGHTS: On the Bloody Road to Baghdad (2003) Bomber The Other Side of Me No Way Home: A Cuban Dancer's Tale (2007) Times, Sunday Times (2009) The Sun (2016) The Sun (2008) Times, Sunday Times (2010)A young cadet on his first trip had his front teeth smashed by a gunman who hit him with the butt of his machinegun.
Times, Sunday Times (2009) Times, Sunday Times (2011)Patients need to learn the maxim that used to be drilled into soldier cadets at officer training schools: think of the worst and prepare for it.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)An honorary colonel, he often accompanied cadets on training camps, and was chairman of their military education committee.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)To his surprise, his father then decided that he would benefit from two years as an officer cadet at Sandhurst.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)Trends of 'cadet'
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Translations for 'cadet'
British English: cadet /kəˈdɛt/
NOUN
A cadet is a young person who is being trained in the armed forces or police....army cadets.
A cadet is a young person who is being trained in the armed forces or police....army cadets.
- Arabic: طَالِبٌ عَسْكَرِيّ
- Brazilian Portuguese: cadete
- Chinese: 军官学校学生
- Croatian: kadet kadetkinja
- Czech: kadet
- Danish: kadet
- Dutch: cadet
- European Spanish: cadete
- Finnish: kadetti
- French: cadet
- German: Kadett
- Greek: μαθητής στρατιωτικής σχολής
- Italian: cadetto
- Japanese: 生徒
- Korean: 생도
- Norwegian: kadett
- Polish: kadet
- Portuguese: cadete
- Romanian: cadet cadeți
- Russian: курсант курсантка
- Spanish: cadete
- Swedish: kadett
- Thai: นักเรียนทหาร
- Turkish: askeri öğrenci
- Ukrainian: кадет
- Vietnamese: học viên trường sĩ quan
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