If you say that a man is a cad, you mean that he treats other people, especially women, badly or unfairly.
[old-fashioned]
He's a scoundrel! A cad!
Synonyms: scoundrel [slang], rat [informal], bounder [British, old-fashioned, slang], cur More Synonyms of cad
CAD
(kæd)
uncountable noun
CAD refers to the use of computer software in the design of things such as cars, buildings, and machines. CAD is an abbreviation for 'computer aided design'.
[computing]
...CAD software.
cad in British English
(kæd)
noun
British informal, old-fashioned
a man who does not behave in a gentlemanly manner towards others
Derived forms
caddish (ˈcaddish)
adjective
Word origin
C18: shortened from caddie
CAD in British English
noun acronym for
computer-aided design
CAD in American English
(kæd)
noun
computer-aided design
see also CAD/CAM
cad in American English
(kæd)
noun
a man or boy whose behavior is not gentlemanly
Word origin
< caddie & cadet: orig. applied to servants, then to town boys, by students at British universitiesand public schools
CAD in Electrical Engineering
(kæd)
abbreviation
(Electrical engineering: General)
CAD is the use of computer software in the design of electrical systems.
CAD is useful in drawing both mechanical and electrical layouts.
CAD is representational, static, geometric line drawings that have weight and dimension,their only data.
CAD is the use of computer software in the design of electrical systems.
Examples of 'cad' in a sentence
cad
It's a shame, for he is a man who was born to play the cad.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Everyone is heaping blame on him, calling him heartless cad who couldn't be bothered to see her in concert and saying that he dumped her by phone.
The Sun (2007)
(noun)
Definition
a man who behaves dishonourably
(old-fashioned, informal)
You're nothing but a scoundrel and a cad, sir!
Synonyms
scoundrel (slang)
He is a lying scoundrel.
rat (informal)
What did you do with the gun you took from that little rat?
bounder (British, old-fashioned, slang)
cur
Elliot was vilified as a cur and a scoundrel.
knave (archaic)
It is difficult to believe that he is such a knave behind my back.
rotter (slang, mainly British)
The man's an absolute rotter!
heel
Suddenly I feel like a total heel.
scumbag (slang)
churl
dastard (archaic)
wrong 'un (slang)
Additional synonyms
in the sense of cur
Definition
a contemptible person
Elliot was vilified as a cur and a scoundrel.
Synonyms
scoundrel (old-fashioned),
villain,
good-for-nothing,
blackguard,
heel (slang),
rat (informal),
shit (taboo, slang),
bastard (informal, offensive),
bugger (taboo, slang),
son-of-a-bitch (slang, US, Canadian),
wretch,
rotter (slang, British),
scumbag (slang),
bad egg (old-fashioned, informal),
cocksucker (taboo, slang),
wrong 'un (informal)
in the sense of heel
Definition
a contemptible person
Suddenly I feel like a total heel.
Synonyms
swine,
cad (British, informal),
scoundrel,
scally (NorthwestEngland, dialect),
bounder (British, old-fashioned, slang),
rotter (old-fashioned, British),
scumbag (slang),
blackguard (archaic),
cocksucker (taboo, slang),
wrong 'un (slang)
in the sense of knave
Definition
a dishonest man
It is difficult to believe that he is such a knave behind my back.