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Added 10 October 2026

cadet

/kəˈdɛt/ noun

Latin root: capitellum Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about cadet at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A military trainee (as at a military academy).

Origin

Borrowed from French cadet, from Gascon capdet, from Late Latin capitellum (“small head”). Attested in English from 1634. Doublet of caddie, cadeau, cadel, capital, capitellum, and caudillo.

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