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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CADET, n.
1. The younger or youngest son.
2. A gentleman who carries arms in a regiment, as a private mane, with a view to acquire military skill, and obtain a commission. His service is voluntary, but he receives pay, and thus is distinguished from a volunteer.
3. A young man, in a military school.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a military trainee (as at a military academy) [syn: cadet, plebe]

Merriam Webster's

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 • cadetship noun

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. 1 a young trainee in the armed services or police force. 2 NZ an apprentice in sheep-farming. 3 a younger son. Derivatives: cadetship n. Etymology: F f. Gascon dial. capdet, ult. f. L caput head

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Cadet Ca*det", n. 1. In New Zealand, a young gentleman learning sheep farming at a station; also, any young man attached to a sheep station. 2. A young man who makes a business of ruining girls to put them in brothels. [Slang, U. S.]

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Cadet Ca*det", n. [F. cadet a younger or the youngest son or brother, dim. fr. L. caput head; i. e., a smaller head of the family, after the first or eldest. See Chief, and cf. Cad.] 1. The younger of two brothers; a younger brother or son; the youngest son. The cadet of an ancient and noble family. --Wood. 2. (Mil.) (a) A gentleman who carries arms in a regiment, as a volunteer, with a view of acquiring military skill and obtaining a commission. (b) A young man in training for military or naval service; esp. a pupil in a military or naval school, as at West Point, Annapolis, or Woolwich. Note: All the undergraduates at Annapolis are Naval cadets. The distinction between Cadet midshipmen and Cadet engineers was abolished by Act of Congress in 1882.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(cadets) A cadet is a young man or woman who is being trained in the armed services or the police. ...army cadets. ...the Cadet Corps. N-COUNT

Moby Thesaurus

Naval Reservist, Royal Marine, Seabee, bluejacket, boot, freshman, frogman, gob, horse marine, jolly, junior, marine, midshipman, midshipmite, naval cadet, navy man, plebe, senior, soph, sophomore, swabbie, undergrad, undergraduate, upperclassman