plural cadets
1
a
: a younger brother or son
b
: youngest son
c
: a younger branch of a family or a member of it
2
a
: a person 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
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slang
: pimp
Examples of cadet in a Sentence
the hooker claims she turned all her dough in to her cadet last night
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The pair exclusively sit down with EW to talk about Dorn's advice to the new Klingon cadet and swap war stories over the prosthetics process.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Jan. 2026
The cadets were quick to deny these claims.
—Preston Mizell, FOXNews.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Kristy dreams of seeing her cadets take down the boy scouts in the big national wilderness competition, and frequently clashes with other board members who’d prefer the group emphasize fun.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 27 Jan. 2026
Hunter saw the logic in Ake’s casualness, which as the head of a learning institution projects a warmth and informality that brings her down to earth for her unseasoned cadets.
—Scott Huver, PEOPLE, 26 Jan. 2026
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Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Jan. 2026
The cadets were quick to deny these claims.
—Preston Mizell, FOXNews.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Kristy dreams of seeing her cadets take down the boy scouts in the big national wilderness competition, and frequently clashes with other board members who’d prefer the group emphasize fun.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 27 Jan. 2026
Hunter saw the logic in Ake’s casualness, which as the head of a learning institution projects a warmth and informality that brings her down to earth for her unseasoned cadets.
—Scott Huver, PEOPLE, 26 Jan. 2026
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“Cadet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cadet. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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