Library / English Dictionary

CADET

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A military trainee (as at a military academy)

Synonyms:

cadet; plebe

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("cadet" is a kind of...):

trainee (someone who is being trained)

Domain category:

armed forces; armed services; military; military machine; war machine (the military forces of a nation)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "cadet"):

midshipman (a temporary rank held by young naval officers in training)

Derivation:

cadetship (the position of cadet)

Credits