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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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
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
He is portrayed throughout as a careerist and a cad.
—Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Dec. 2024
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Noun
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
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
He is portrayed throughout as a careerist and a cad.
—Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Cad.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cad. Accessed 11 Jul. 2025.
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