Cad

·noun A lowbred, presuming person; a mean, vulgar fellow.

II. Cad ·noun A person who stands at the door of an omnibus to open and shut it, and to receive fares; an idle hanger-on about innyards.

cad
n. name in Queensland for the Cicada (q.v.). 1896. `The Australasian,' Jan. 11, p. 76, col. 1: «Fr...

Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris