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Definition of: cad
(kad) noun
1. A vulgar, ill-bred, obtrusive person; one not behaving as a gentleman.
2. Obs. In England, one who caters to the sports of public-school boys or university students; at Oxford, a townsman.
3. Obs. The conductor of an omnibus. [Short form of CADET]
—cad′dish adjective
—cad′dish·ly adverb
—cad′dish·ness noun
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