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cadets

noun

plural of cadet, slang

as in pimps

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 cadets The ammunition matched the casing that Fort Worth police cadets found near the scene of the shooting, according to the affidavit. — Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Aug. 2026 The Thunderbirds are the main attraction but some of the young civil air cadets from Indiana and Illinois were anxious to glimpse the new F-22 Raptor, a stealth jet that can remain invisible on radar. — Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026 But there was also a kinetic, cold-blooded hazing environment thanks to the large swath of unruly cadets of all ages and backgrounds. — Literary Hub, 10 Aug. 2026 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 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 After being delayed for more than three weeks, the graduation of more than 80 sheriff cadets was finally allowed — and ballyhooed as the largest academy class in the agency’s history. — Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 16 July 2026 Last year, the Air Force Academy launched a broad investigation after discovering nearly 100 cadets had cheated on a weekly knowledge test. — Elise Spenner, ABC News, 9 July 2026

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The two cousins then decided to become pimps, and several young women reportedly began working for them.

— Laura Payne, Encyclopedia Britannica, 6 Aug. 2026
Dressed in revealing clothing, some were visibly nervous; others appeared calm as nearby pimps watched over them like hawks.

— Michael Rios, CNN Money, 30 June 2026

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