cadet

noun

kə-ˈdet How to pronounce cadet (audio)
Definition of cadetnext
slang
as in pimp
a man who solicits clients for a woman who is willing to engage in sexual activities for money the hooker claims she turned all her dough in to her cadet last night

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Recent Examples of cadet Its educational programs have reached more than 2,700 young people, UConn and Hartford public schools students and Coast Guard cadets among them, and awarded scholarships to deserving students. — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 9 Aug. 2026 Authorities have identified a teen suspect allegedly involved in a double homicide where a Citadel cadet and his childhood friend were gunned down in Florida. — Kelsie Cairns, FOXNews.com, 4 Aug. 2026 Ruaridh Aldington joins season two of Starfleet Academy as a series regular playing Keats, a young alien our cadets encounter on an away mission who possesses a mysterious backstory. — Rick Ellis, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026 Commander Chancellor Nahla Ake (Holly Hunter) returns to educate the next generation of cadets, with Caleb Mir (Sandro Rosta) becoming the personification of Ake’s attempt to fix a mistake from her past. — Matt Minton, Variety, 25 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for cadet
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pimp
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  • His guilty plea comes less than a month after another Penn Track pimp, Omari Scott, 45, got a 50-year sentence for ordering the murder of a rival who tried to poach one of his prostitutes.
    — John Annese, New York Daily News, 24 Aug. 2026
  • The two cousins then decided to become pimps, and several young women reportedly began working for them.
    — Laura Payne, Encyclopedia Britannica, 6 Aug. 2026
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“Cadet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cadet. Accessed 30 Aug. 2026.

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