cad

¹

[ kad ]

noun

1. an ill-bred man, especially one who behaves in a dishonorable or irresponsible way toward women.

   Synonyms: heel, rogue, rascal, rotter, bounder

2. British Archaic.
   1. a local town boy or youth, as contrasted with a university or public school student.
   2. a servant at a university or public school.

CAD

²

[ kad ]

noun

1. computer-aided design.

cad

¹

/ kæd /

noun

1. informal.
   a man who does not behave in a gentlemanly manner towards others

CAD

²

acronym for

1. computer-aided design

Derived Forms

• ˈcaddish, adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of cad¹

First recorded in 1780–90; short for caddie (in the sense “a person who runs errands and does odd jobs”)

Word History and Origins

Origin of cad¹

C18: shortened from caddie

Example Sentences

Lift Tickets: Adult three-day passes begin at around $200 (CAD), depending on whenyou visit.

From The Daily Beast

The writer Rick Marin, author of the book Cad and the dad-as-sports-coach Kindle single memoir Keep Swinging, agrees.

From The Daily Beast

By the time of this third episode of Season 1, we were well aware of Don as a liar, cad, and adulterer.

From The Daily Beast

It is hard not to think Connors is an insensitive cad for bringing up such a private matter almost 40 years after the fact.

From The Daily Beast

A few minutes later she watched as the cad tore his hair out screaming on his front lawn.

From The Daily Beast

Of course you would think me a cad, a—well, I have my opinion of a man that would tell his side of such a story to a woman.

From Project Gutenberg

My indignant protest that the cowardly cad tried to kiss me counted for nothing.

From Project Gutenberg

The pain was devilish, and I wasn't used to being alone, and nobody caring a damn, and everybody believing me a cad and a bully.

From Project Gutenberg

The Cad bait, with a little hackle round the top of the shank of the hook, kills well.

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But I shall say something, if I see you working up a flirtation with that cad.

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