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Meaning
Noun
●
In People:
A
student
at a
military school
who is training to be an officer.
●
In People:
A
younger
or
youngest
son
, who would not
inherit
as a
firstborn
son
would.
●
In Genealogy:
Junior. (See also the
heraldic
term
cadency.)
●
In American English & People:
A
young man
who makes a business of
ruining
girls
to
put
them in brothels.
●
In New Zealand English:
A
young
gentleman
learning
sheep
farming
at a
station
; also, any
young man
attached
to a
sheep
station
.
●
In Australian English & People:
A
participant
in a cadetship.
Name
●
A
surname
from French.
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Origin
cadet
English
cadet
French
Sourced from
Etym
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Commander
Firefighter
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Junior
Serviceman
Teacher
Fighter
Coach
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Engineer
Graduate
Pilot
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Chief
Participant
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Volunteer
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Officers
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Squadron
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Petty Officer
Warrant Officer
Lance Corporal
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Staff Sergeant
Police Officer
Fighter Pilot
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