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Plural of cadet

regular plural

The plural of cadet is cadets.

Forms of cadet

Singularcadet /kəˈdɛt/
Pluralcadets
Countablecountable

Cadets in a sentence

  • Cadets loathe SAMIs because they are the most stringent of all inspections.2010, Terron Sims, With Honor in Hand, page 32. From the entry Sami
  • Chiang and Liao Chung-k'ai and was attended by over four thousand officers, cadets, and soldiers.1971, Pichon Pei Yung Loh, The early Chiang Kai-shek: A STUDY OF HIS PERSONALITY AND POLITICS, 1887-1924, Columbia University Press, page 1. From the entry bier
  • This was to be my home for three months where ground officer cadets, referred to colloquially as ‘penguins’ were trained.2019 November 5, Derek Esp, An Adventure in Education: The Autobiography of an Accidental Career in Education, Troubador Publishing Ltd…. From the entry penguin
  • So much, that he just had to get up, stop talking to his fellow cadets, and look for him.2017 October 10, Kelsey Watson, The Prayers and Wishes of Grafokon: Story One, volume 1, Lulu Press, Inc., →ISBN. From the entry bejeezles
  • That summer the Clipper detoured north on its way to Norway so that cadets could be initiated as bluenoses.2005, Stephen J. Curley, Aggies By The Sea: Texas A & M University At Galveston, page 213. From the entry bluenose

Meaning of cadet

  1. noun A student at a military school who is training to be an officer.
  2. noun A younger or youngest son, who would not inherit as a firstborn son would.
  3. noun Junior. (See also the heraldic term cadency.).

Full definition of cadet

Questions about the plural of cadet

What is the plural of cadet?
The plural of cadet is cadets.
Is cadet countable?
Cadet is a countable noun.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: cadet (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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