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| ca·det [ kə dét ] (plural ca·dets) |
noun |
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1. military trainee: a young man or woman who is training to become a full member of the armed forces or the police force, especially a student at a military or naval academy
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2. young person in uniformed organization: somebody of school age who attends a military school or is a member of a uniformed organization with a military theme
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3. younger son: a younger son or brother
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dated
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4.
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slang
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Same as pimp
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| [Early 17th century. < French, originally Gascon dialect capdet "younger son" (because noble Gascon families traditionally sent younger sons into the army) < Latin caput "head"] |
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  ca·det·ship noun |
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