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

He and Evans never find their groove, and while Evans’ Boston-accented deadbeat cad routine is rote for him at this point, Johnson feels adrift, never locking in to a specific tone.

From Los Angeles Times

It's a lot harder to be a carefree cad about town when you have child support payments or even, as the religious right hopes, a shotgun marriage.

From Salon

But his career as a humorous cad took off in 1980 when he landed the part of the “sexist, egotistical, lying, hypocritical bigot” Franklin Hart Jr. in Colin Higgins’ radical feminist comedy, “9 to 5.”

From Los Angeles Times

Paul is a bit of cad, and not even entertainingly awful.

From New York Times

Handsome and popular, his bad boyfriend would be a stock cad in any other movie.

From Los Angeles Times