Cadet

·noun The younger of two brothers; a younger brother or son; the youngest son.

II. Cadet ·add. ·noun A young man who makes a business of ruining girls to put them in brothels.

III. Cadet ·noun A gentleman who carries arms in a regiment, as a volunteer, with a view of acquiring military skill and obtaining a commission.

IV. Cadet ·add. ·noun In New Zealand, a young gentleman learning sheep farming at a station; also, any young man attached to a sheep station.

V. Cadet ·noun A young man in training for military or naval service; ·esp. a pupil in a military or naval school, as at West Point, Annapolis, or Woolwich.