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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
Noun
a young person training for the armed forces or the police [French]
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 [kəˈdɛt] n (MIL) → cadete m;
police cadet → cadete m de policía

cadet [kəˈdɛt] n (Mil) → élève m officier;
police cadet → élève agent de police

cadet [kəˈdɛt] nKadett m;
police cadet → Polizeianwärter(in) m(f)

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 육군[] 사관 학교 생도, 경찰 대학 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 교련 실습생 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 사관 생도의, 교련을 받는 kadetų kadet pelatih militair kadett- kadecki de cadetes de cadeţi кадетский kadetský kadetski kadetski kadett- โรงเรียนทหาร kadet 學生軍訓的 кадетський اسکول کی کیڈٹ فوج trường sỹ quan


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Though of more than average height, he was handsome and agile, and he would have been an altogether exemplary cadet had it not been for his quick temper.
"I wasn't long in the artillery; I'm a cadet retired," he said, and he began to explain how he had failed in his examination.
(John was an old servant, and had known his master when he was the cadet of the house, therefore, he often gave him his Christian name)--"I knew what Mr.
 
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