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Street Slang
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cadet
kuh-DET · noun · slang
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American underworld slang, early 20th century.
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What does 'cadet' mean in underworld slang?
It refers to a pimp or procurer who lured or coerced young women into prostitution, a usage current in early-20th-century American vice cant.
Is this the same as the military 'cadet'?
No. The standard meaning is a trainee officer or junior student. This is a separate, dated underworld sense meaning a procurer for prostitution.
Is 'cadet' still used this way?
Rarely. It is chiefly historical vice slang tied to the era of urban prostitution rings, and you will mostly meet it in period accounts and crime writing.
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