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Definitions of cad:

part of speech: noun

A vulgar, ill- bred fellow of mean principles.

part of speech: noun

An omnibus- guard; an errand- boy; a person employed under another in job- work.

part of speech: noun

Usage examples for cad:

" A long time passed away, when the evil spirit of the Cad does whispered to them to come to the villages of the Comanches while they were hunting, and to take away with them all that they could. "Monsieur Violet", Frederick Marryat
How dare he say he's a Classic cad "The Cock-House at Fellsgarth", Talbot Baines Reed
Mr. Durgin might be a cad and she would not say he was not a jay, but so far he had not sworn at her; and, if he had been suspended and come back, there were some people who had not been suspended or come back, either, though that might have been for want of cheek. "The Landlord at Lion's Head, Complete", William Dean Howells Last Updated: February 27, 2009

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