1
: a bus conductor
2
: a man who acts with deliberate disregard for another's feelings or rights
a selfish cad
1
computer-aided design
Examples of cad in a Sentence
Noun
He is a cad, not a gentleman.
he's the type of cad who readily bad-mouths every girl who's ever dumped him
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Christina Newland, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
As long as these self-promoting cads are in charge, things can only get worse.
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 July 2025
As Bertram, Gabriel Brown played well the spoiled and despicable cad.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 July 2025
At least her work life is looking up: Her popular news segments lead her to becoming a TV host alongside absolute cad Daniel.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2025
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Noun
Borrowing from the likes of Luchino Visconti with his eye for exquisite period detail, the great Stanley Kubrick turned to 18th-century literary adaptation in his epic picaresque of a young cad named Barry Lyndon.
—Christina Newland, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
As long as these self-promoting cads are in charge, things can only get worse.
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 July 2025
As Bertram, Gabriel Brown played well the spoiled and despicable cad.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 July 2025
At least her work life is looking up: Her popular news segments lead her to becoming a TV host alongside absolute cad Daniel.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2025
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“Cad.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cad. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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