Cadet

Pronunciation

• RP IPA: /kəˈdÉ›t/
• Rhymes: -É›t

Origin

From French cadet, from Gascon Occitan capdet, from Latin capitellum, diminutive of caput ("head"). Attested in English from 1634.

Online Etymology Dictionary

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Full definition of cadet

Noun

1. A student at a military school who is training to be an officer.
2. (largely historical) A younger or youngest son, who would not inherit as a firstborn son would.
3. (in compounds, chiefly in genealogy) Junior. See also the heraldic term cadency.a cadet branch of the family

Derived terms

• air cadet
• space cadet

Related terms

• cadette

Anagrams

• acted, ectad