Synonyms for cadet
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : kuh-det |
| Phonetic Transcription : kəˈdɛt |
Définition of cadet
Origin :- c.1610, "younger son or brother," from French cadet "military student officer," noun use of adjective, "younger" (15c.), from Gascon capdet "captain, chief, youth of a noble family," from Late Latin capitellum, literally "little chief," hence, "inferior head of a family," diminutive of Latin caput "head" (see capitulum). "The eldest son being regarded as the first head of the family, the second son the cadet, or little head" [Kitchin].
- Apparently younger sons from Gascon noble families were sent to French court to serve as officers, which gave the word its military meaning. In English, the meaning "gentleman entering the military as a profession" is from 1650s, and that of "student at a military college" is from 1775.
- noun military trainee
- Dare you to wear your brother's coat without the crescent which should stamp you as his cadet.
- Extract from : « The White Company » by Arthur Conan Doyle
- Grushnitski is a cadet; he has only been a year in the service.
- Extract from : « A Hero of Our Time » by M. Y. Lermontov
- The Marquess of Carabas started in life as the cadet of a noble family.
- Extract from : « Vivian Grey » by Earl of Beaconsfield, Benjamin Disraeli
- That is the one thing they all care for—like that cadet last autumn.
- Extract from : « Father Sergius » by Leo Tolstoy
- The life of the cadet differed little from that of the schoolboy.
- Extract from : « Tom Burke Of "Ours", Volume I (of II) » by Charles James Lever
- "Here is your letter, cadet," said Frank, banding it back to him.
- Extract from : « The Daltons, Volume II (of II) » by Charles James Lever
- "I did not notice that," said the cadet, with an almost sneering tone.
- Extract from : « The Daltons, Volume II (of II) » by Charles James Lever
- The Count was as jaded and tired of life as the cadet was eager to enjoy it.
- Extract from : « The Daltons, Volume I (of II) » by Charles James Lever
- But almost instantly Dan Soppinger overtook the other cadet.
- Extract from : « The Rover Boys on Snowshoe Island » by Edward Stratemeyer
- As a cadet at Putnam Hall, he had never had any use for a tale bearer.
- Extract from : « The Rover Boys on Snowshoe Island » by Edward Stratemeyer
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