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cadet
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ca·det  (k-dt)
n.
1. A student at a military school who is training to be an officer.
2.
a. A younger son or brother.
b. A youngest son.
3. Slang A pimp.

[French, from dialectal capdet, captain, from Late Latin capitellum, diminutive of Latin caput, capit-, head; see kaput- in Indo-European roots.]

ca·detship n.

cadet [kəˈdɛt]
n
1. (Military) a young person undergoing preliminary training, usually before full entry to the uniformed services, police, etc., esp for officer status
2. (Military) a school pupil receiving elementary military training in a school corps
3. (Historical Terms) (in England and in France before 1789) a gentleman, usually a younger son, who entered the army to prepare for a commission
4. a younger son or brother
cadet branch the family or family branch of a younger son
6. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) (in New Zealand) a person learning sheep farming on a sheep station
[from French, from dialect (Gascon) capdet captain, ultimately from Latin caput head]
cadetship  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.cadetcadet - a military trainee (as at a military academy)
armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"
midshipman - a temporary rank held by young naval officers in training
trainee - someone who is being trained
Translations
cadet [kəˈdet]
A. N
1. (Mil etc) → cadete m
2. (= younger son) → hijo m menor
B. CPD cadet corps N (Brit) (in school) → cuerpo m de alumnos que reciben entrenamiento militar (Police) → cuerpo m de cadetes
cadet school Nescuela f en la que se ofrece instrucción militar

cadet [kəˈdɛt]
n
(= soldier) → élève m officier
(= policeman) police cadet → élève m agent de police
modif
a cadet officer → un élève officier
cadet school nécole f militaire

cadet
n
(Mil etc) → Kadett m; cadet schoolKadettenanstalt f

cadet [kəˈdɛt] n (Mil) → cadetto
police cadet → allievo poliziotto
cadet [kəˈdɛt] n (Mil) → cadetto
police cadet → allievo poliziotto

cadet
n cadet [kəˈdet]
1 a student in a military, naval or police school an army cadet; a police cadet. kadet طالب طالِبُ مَدْرَسَةٍ عَسْكَرِيَّه кадет kadet officerselev; kadet der Kadett μαθητής στρατιωτικής σχολής, δόκιμος cadete kadett دانشجوی دانشکدۀ افسری kadetti élève officier צוֹעֵר, שוֹחֵר कैडेट, सैनिक विद्यालय का विद्यार्थी kadet kadét kadet kadett, nemi (liðsforingjaefni, liðsforingjanema-) cadetto 士官学校学生 사관학교 생도 kadetas kadets kadet cadet kadett, –aspirant słuchacz szkoły wojskowej itp. cadete cadet курсант kadet kadet kadet kadett, aspirant นักเรียนทหาร kadet; harb okulu/polis koleji öğrencisi 軍校或警校學生 курсант військового училища فوجی ، بحریہ یا پولیس کے اسکول کا طالب علم học viên trường sỹ quan
2 a schoolboy taking military training. kadet مُتَدَرِّب عَسْكَري курсант kadet kadet der Kadett μαθητής στρατιωτικής σχολής cadete kadett دانش آموز مدرسۀ نظام kadetti élève suivant la préparation militaire חֲנִיך, “פֶּרָח” सैन्य प्रशिक्षण ले कर कोई स्कूली छात्र kadet kadét siswa kemiliteran kadett, nemi í herskóla allievo 学校の軍事教練生 (학교의) 장교후보생 karinį parengimą lankantis moksleivis kursants; audzēknis kadet scholier die militair getraind wordt kadett, aspirant uczestnik szkolnego przysposobienia obronnego cadete cadet кадет kadet vojaški gojenec pitomac kadett เด็กนักเรียนชายที่ฝึกวิชาทหาร askeri eğitim gören öğrenci 軍訓學生 кадет فوجی تعلیم حاصل کرنے والا اسکول کا لڑکا trường huấn luyện quân sự
adj
a school cadet force. kadet قُوَّةُ طُلاب مَدْرَسَةٍ عَسْكَرِيَّه кадетски kadetní kadet- Kadett-... στρατιωτικός de cadetes kadeti- افسری؛ نظامی kadetti- d'élève officier שוֹחרוּת एक स्कूल कैडेट बल kadetski kadét sekolah calon perwira kadett- di cadetti 軍事教練生の 학생 군사교련단 kadetų kadet pelatih militair kadett- kadecki de cadetes de cadeţi кадетский kadetský kadetski kadetski kadett- โรงเรียนทหาร kadet 軍訓的 кадетський اسکول کی کیڈٹ فوج trường sỹ quan

cadet طالب عسكري kadet kadet Kadett μαθητής στρατιωτικής σχολής cadete kadetti cadet kadet cadetto 生徒 생도 cadet kadett kadet cadete курсант kadett นักเรียนทหาร askeri öğrenci học viên trường sỹ quan 军官学校学生


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