cadet

noun, often attributive

ca·det | \ kə-ˈdet

Definition of cadet

1a : a younger brother or son

b : youngest son

c : a younger branch of a family or a member of it

2a : one in training for a military or naval commission especially : a student in a service academy

b : a student at a police academy : a person who is in training to become a police officer During his swearing-in speech last August, the 54-year-old head cop pointed out that he still wears the same size uniform that he wore when he was a cadet at the Police Academy 34 years ago.— Bernard C. Parks

3 : a student at a police academy : a person who is in training to become a police officer Police departments typically require cadets to pass a fitness test at the police academy, but not many require officers to stay in shape after that.— Christopher Swope

4 slang : pimp

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About 1,100 cadets attend the academy, and 77% of them filled out the survey in March 2018. — Washington Post, "Reports of unwanted sexual contact up at Coast Guard Academy," 3 July 2019 About 1,100 cadets attend the academy, and 77% of them filled out the survey in March 2018. — Jennifer Mcdermott, courant.com, "Reports of unwanted sexual contact up at Coast Guard Academy," 3 July 2019 Those cadets have apparently decided not to broach the topic with the triple black belt. — Richard Fausset, New York Times, "The Citadel Fought the Admission of Women. Now a Female Cadet Will Lead the Corps.," 4 May 2018 The remaining cadet was pronounced dead at 10:58 a.m., Williams said. — Abigail Abrams, Time, "West Point Cadet Killed, 21 Others Injured After Tactical Vehicle Crash During Training," 6 June 2019 The cadets were in the middle of the annual summer program for rising seniors, which generally includes training in military field exercises. — Michael Gold, New York Times, "West Point Accident Kills Cadet and Injures 22 Others," 6 June 2019 Twenty cadets and two soldiers were involved in the deadly rollover accident on Thursday, officials said. — David K. Li, NBC News, "Victim of West Point training accident was Christopher J. Morgan, 22, of New Jersey," 7 June 2019 Twenty cadets and two soldiers were hurt when a Light Medium Tactical Vehicle crashed around 6:45 a.m. near the Camp Natural Bridge training site in Orange County, New York, U.S. Military Academy tweeted. — The Washington Post, The Mercury News, "At least one dead in vehicle rollover near West Point," 6 June 2019 PSA Airlines, a regional carrier owned by American Airlines, has introduced a cadet scholarship program, offering to pay students as much as $5,000 to help cover the cost of becoming a pilot. — Andrew Tangel, WSJ, "Facing a Critical Pilot Shortage, Airlines Scramble to Hire New Pilots," 8 Aug. 2018

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