cadet

ca·det

C0013900 (kə-dĕt′)n.1. a. A student at a military school or in a military program training to be an officer.b. A student training to be a police officer.2. a. A younger son or brother.b. A youngest son.

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[French, from dialectal capdet, captain, from Late Latin capitellum, diminutive of Latin caput, capit-, head; see kaput- in Indo-European roots.]

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ca·det′ship′ n.

cadet

(kəˈdɛt) n1. (Military) a young person undergoing preliminary training, usually before full entry to the uniformed services, police, etc, esp for officer status2. (Military) a school pupil receiving elementary military training in a school corps3. (Historical Terms) (in England and in France before 1789) a gentleman, usually a younger son, who entered the army to prepare for a commission4. a younger son or brother5. cadet branch the family or family branch of a younger son6. (Agriculture) (in New Zealand) a person learning sheep farming on a sheep station[C17: from French, from dialect (Gascon) capdet captain, ultimately from Latin caput head] caˈdetship n

ca•det

(kəˈdɛt)

n. 1. a student in a national service academy or private military school or on a training ship. 2. a student in training for service as a commissioned officer in the U.S. Army, Air Force, or Coast Guard. 3. a trainee in a business or profession. 4. a younger son or brother. 5. the youngest son. 6. Slang. a pimp. [1600–10; < French < Gascon capdet chief, captain (referring to the younger sons of noble families)] ca•det′ship, n.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

cadet - a military trainee (as at a military academy)plebearmed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"midshipman - a temporary rank held by young naval officers in trainingtrainee - someone who is being trained

Translations

军官学校学生军校或警校学生军训学生军训的

cadet

(kəˈdet) noun1. a student in a military, naval or police school. an army cadet; a police cadet. 軍校或警校學生 军校或警校学生2. a schoolboy taking military training. 軍訓學生 军训学生 adjectivea school cadet force. 軍訓的 军训的

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