cad
noun/kæd/
/kæd/
(old-fashioned)- a man who behaves in a dishonest or unfair way
- He’s no gentleman; he’s a cad!
Word Originlate 18th cent. (denoting a passenger picked up by the driver of a horse-drawn coach for personal profit): abbreviation of caddie or cadet.Want to learn more?
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