slang
as in pimp
a man who solicits clients for a woman who is willing to engage in sexual activities for money the hooker claims she turned all her dough in to her cadet last night

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Recent Examples of cadet The network stretches more than 3,500 miles from the Black Sea to Siberia and includes two new cadet schools and even a monastery. Joanna Kakissis, NPR, 17 Sep. 2025 There are currently 17 community engagement cadets working for the police department. Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 17 Sep. 2025 Stainbeck recently joined the Corneilus department and was sworn in last December after working as a cadet and going through the Basic Law Enforcement Training program. Charlotte Observer, 14 Sep. 2025 Extension units are linked to host institutions but allow cadets to take ROTC courses on their own campus. Kelly Meyerhofer, jsonline.com, 12 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for cadet
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pimp
Noun
  • Driscoll said that Combs did not make any money from prostituting women and so he could not be classed as a pimp and should face a lesser sentence under the Act.
    Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Florence Foresti stars as a pimp, alongside a cast that also includes Kad Merad, Hakim Jemili, Laura Felpin and Benjamin Tranié.
    Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 25 Sep. 2025

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“Cadet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cadet. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.

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