cadet

noun

kə-ˈdet How to pronounce cadet (audio)
Definition of cadetnext
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 Eagle’s primary mission is training cadets and officer candidates. — Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 11 Sep. 2026 Virginia Tech's Corps of Cadets dates back to 1872, and the school remains one of a select few public universities with both an active cadet corps and a civilian campus lifestyle today. — Mark Harris Outkick, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2026 Hollywood wasted no time capitalizing on audiences’ love for Mahoney, Hightower, Jones, Hooks, and the rest of the misfit cadets. — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Sep. 2026 Bel was not eligible to become a cadet in the ROTC program because of his immigration status, the spokesperson said, and therefore was taking the class as an elective and could not be issued a uniform. — Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for cadet
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  • Jurors found Colbert’s co-defendant, Rickey White, 35, who prosecutors said was Colbert’s pimp, guilty of a racketeering charge and acquitted him on a manslaughter charge.
    — Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 29 Sep. 2026
  • That was the high baroque period of Black style in the United States, when pimp realism became aspirational for all, even the respectable.
    — Lucy Sante, Vanity Fair, 21 Sep. 2026
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“Cadet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cadet. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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