cad

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noun

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: a bus conductor
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: a man who acts with deliberate disregard for another's feelings or rights
a selfish cad

CAD

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abbreviation

1
computer-aided design
2

Examples of cad in a Sentence

Noun He is a cad, not a gentleman. he's the type of cad who readily bad-mouths every girl who's ever dumped him
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
Handsome and popular, his bad boyfriend would be a stock cad in any other movie. Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2024 The limping boy, the wag with the bear, the cad with the under look, the Londoner, the libertine, the would-be liberator: take your pick. Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 26 Feb. 2024 Greta Gerwig reliably writes the character as a bit of a cad, but the end-of-high-school setting lends everything a brightness, even Chalamet’s schmoozy, lazy lies. EW.com, 18 Feb. 2024 Joey Evans is a charming cad, a heel, an unapologetic womanizer, a gigolo. Brian Seibert, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2023 Jean is a controlling cad who collects wealthy friends, makes a show of hunting deer in the country, and gushes over his antique train set (privilege and childishness, all in one handy metaphor). Chris Vognar, Rolling Stone, 4 Sep. 2023 There are so many more kings and cads, great men and flawed leaders left for Neeson to play. David Fear, Rolling Stone, 25 Aug. 2023 Kat Valdez has a messy public breakup with a charming cad, Bastian (Colombian Latin pop singer Maluma), who is caught on social media kissing her assistant; J. Lo had a messy public breakup with a charming cad caught on social media messaging a Bravo star. Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 10 Feb. 2022 In the uneven period drama, a country girl starts to make her way in the big city and is drawn into a bohemian circle, intrigued by the impetuous painters who turn out to be cads and especially by a free-spirited, sad-eyed model. Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Aug. 2023

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Word History

Etymology

Noun

English dialect, unskilled assistant, short for Scots caddie

First Known Use

Noun

1833, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of cad was in 1833

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Cite this Entry

“Cad.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cad. Accessed 29 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

cad

noun
: a rude and selfish man
Etymology

Noun

from an earlier dialect word cad "an unskilled worker," shortened from Scots caddie (same meaning) — related to caddie, cadet see Word History at caddie

Medical Definition

CAD

abbreviation
coronary artery disease

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