Cad


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

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

computer-aided design.
Contemporary Examples

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Paula Broadwell, Eminem, & More Spurned Lovers Who Went Ballistic Paula Froelich November 14, 2012

Historical Examples

A Room With A View E. M. Forster
Love and Lucy Maurice Henry Hewlett
The Return of the Prodigal May Sinclair
Follow My leader Talbot Baines Reed
In The Valley Of The Shadow Josephine Daskam

noun
(Brit, informal, old-fashioned) a man who does not behave in a gentlemanly manner towards others
noun acronym
computer-aided design
n.

A cad used to be a jumped-up member of the lower classes who was guilty of behaving as if he didn’t know that his lowly origin made him unfit for having sexual relationships with well-bred women. [Anthony West, “H.G. Wells: Aspects of a Life,” 1984]

Canada-dollar
carbohydrate addict’s diet
computer-aided design
coronary artery disease

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