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 However, Section 557 of the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2025 amended the statutes defining the agreement signed by new midshipmen and cadets attending a military service academy and their resulting service obligations. Jeff Zrebiec, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025 Specific details about the cadets are still being kept firmly under wraps. William Lambers, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025 Bongino started out as a cadet at the New York Police Department in 1995. Kyle Khan-Mullins, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025 Dix was a popular baritone on network radio and had just made his Broadway debut in The Corn Is Green, starring Ethel Barrymore, when he was hired to play cadet Chuck Green in Best Foot Forward, directed by George Abbott and choreographed by Gene Kelly. Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for cadet
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  • Boyega plays an average dude who gets shot one night in his neighborhood but wakes up the next day, somewhat startling the pimp (Foxx) and prostitute (Parris) who saw him get gunned down.
    Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 5 May 2025
  • This term was derived from bawd, which referred to someone who encouraged immoral or promiscuous behavior, particularly a procuress or pimp.
    Erik Kain, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2024

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“Cadet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cadet. Accessed 21 May. 2025.

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