cadet

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Meaning · English

A young man who makes a business of ruining girls to put them in brothels.

Register: archaic, slang

Where it’s used: Used American English
Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).

Common questions

What does “cadet” mean?

A young man who makes a business of ruining girls to put them in brothels.

Is “cadet” formal or informal?

cadet is generally archaic, slang.