CADET


Meaning of CADET in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ kə-ˈdet ]

noun

Usage: often attributive

Etymology: French, from Gascon capdet chief, from Late Latin capitellum, diminutive of Latin capit-, caput head — more at head

Date: 1610

1.

a. : a younger brother or son

b. : youngest son

c. : a younger branch of a family or a member of it

2. : one in training for a military or naval commission ; especially : a student in a service academy

3. slang : pimp

• ca·det·ship -ˌship noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.