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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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
He is portrayed throughout as a careerist and a cad.
—Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Dec. 2024
Then in the second episode, having behaved like a cad to Isabella for 20-ish minutes, Bobbie goes off on a rant.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Oct. 2024
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Noun
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
He is portrayed throughout as a careerist and a cad.
—Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Dec. 2024
Then in the second episode, having behaved like a cad to Isabella for 20-ish minutes, Bobbie goes off on a rant.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Oct. 2024
See All Example Sentences for cad
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“Cad.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cad. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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