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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At 18 he was accepted as an aviation cadet and enlisted in the Army Air Corps in 1942 with the hope of becoming a pilot. — Frederick N. Rasmussen, baltimoresun.com, "John M. 'Jack' Holmes, World War II B-24 crewman who later became an engineer, dies," 4 May 2018 Sabrina Carpenter Creates the Playlist to Her Life At the age of 19, Stallworth enlisted into the police department’s cadet program which sought to recruit people of color to career opportunities within law enforcement. — Taylor Crumpton, Teen Vogue, "The Real-Life Story Behind "BlacKkKlansman"," 10 Aug. 2018 In 1976, the United States Military Academy at West Point included female cadets for the first time as 119 women joined the Class of 1980. — BostonGlobe.com, "This day in history," 6 July 2018 The young men and women are from every college in the nation with an ROTC program and will be in charge of training younger cadets at Ft. — Michael Clevenger, The Courier-Journal, "Army ROTC officers compete, connect and row at Waterfront Park," 23 June 2018 Just outside the fray are the siblings’ space-cadet half brother Connor (Alan Ruck) as well as Logan’s nephew Greg Hirsch (Nicholas Braun), an awkward young striver who shows up at the mogul’s 80th birthday party to beg for employment. — Judy Berman, Time, "Succession Is a Bleak But Satisfying Portrait of Modern Wealth," 7 June 2018 One army veteran estimated that as many as 1,000 soldiers, including cadets and mid-ranking officers, have deserted in the past year and said that many more have requested formal discharges. — John Otis And, WSJ, "‘Pressure Cooker’: Discontent Rises in Venezuela Military as Economy Dives," 18 May 2018 The now-viral photograph posted on the Braves’ Twitter account shows an unnamed fan holding an umbrella over the head of a Junior ROTC cadet. — Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, "Moving Photo of Braves Fan Holding Umbrella for Marine Corps Junior ROTC Cadet Goes Viral," 29 May 2018 At 13, Princess Elizabeth had a notable meeting with Prince Philip (then 18) on a tour of the Royal Naval College where the young prince was a naval cadet. — Vogue, "The 20 Most Memorable Royal Weddings of All Time," 11 May 2018

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