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- US Pronunciation
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- [kuh-det]
- /kəˈdɛt/
- /kəˈdet/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kuh-det]
- /kəˈdɛt/
Definitions of cadet word
- countable noun cadet A cadet is a young man or woman who is being trained in the armed services or the police. 3
- noun cadet a young person undergoing preliminary training, usually before full entry to the uniformed services, police, etc, esp for officer status 3
- noun cadet a school pupil receiving elementary military training in a school corps 3
- noun cadet (in England and in France before 1789) a gentleman, usually a younger son, who entered the army to prepare for a commission 3
- noun cadet a younger son or brother 3
- noun cadet (in New Zealand) a person learning sheep farming on a sheep station 3
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Origin of cadet
First appearance:
before 1600 One of the 39% oldest English words
1600-10; < French < Gascon capdet chief, captain (referring to the younger sons of noble families); compare Old Provençal capdel headman < Latin capitellum literally, small head; see capital2
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Parts of speech for Cadet
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
cadet popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
cadet usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for cadet
noun cadet
- youth — the condition of being young.
- student — a person formally engaged in learning, especially one enrolled in a school or college; pupil: a student at Yale.
- recruit — a newly enlisted or drafted member of the armed forces.
- junior — younger (designating the younger of two men bearing the same full name, as a son named after his father; often written as Jr. or jr. following the name): May I speak with the junior Mr. Hansen? Mr. Edward Andrew Hansen, Jr. Compare senior (def 1).
- plebe — Also, pleb. (at the U.S. Military and Naval academies) a member of the freshman class.
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