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cad

[ ˈkad]

cad

noun

[ˈkad]

Definition of cad

(Entry 1 of 2)

1 : a bus conductor

2 : a man who acts with deliberate disregard for another's feelings or rights
//a selfish cad

Synonyms & Antonyms for dainty

Synonyms: Noun

bastard,
beast,
bleeder
[British],
blighter
[chiefly British],
boor,
bounder,
bugger,
buzzard,
chuff,
churl,
clown,
creep,
cretin,
crud
[slang],
crumb
[slang],
cur,
dirtbag
[slang],
dog,
fink,
heel,
hound,
jerk,
joker,
louse,
lout,
pill,
rat,
rat fink,
reptile,
rotter,
schmuck
[slang],
scum,
scumbag
[slang],
scuzzball
[slang],
skunk,
sleaze,
sleazebag
[slang],
sleazeball
[slang],
slime,
slimeball
[slang],
slob,
snake,
so-and-so,
sod
[chiefly British],
stinkard,
stinker,
swine,
toad,
varmint,
vermin

Recent Examples on the Web

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
//Spirits of jilted lovers take a photographer on an odyssey through his many failed relationships to find out what made him such a cad, and if there is any hope for true love.
— Los Angeles Times, "Here are the feature and TV films airing the week of Sunday, Aug. 11, 2019," 11 Aug. 2019
//As the poet Rodolfo, tenor Mackenzie Whitney brought a lightness of tone and earnestness of demeanor to a difficult role that requires the singer to walk the line between ardent lover and callous cad, a distinction Whitney managed admirably.
— cleveland.com, "Cleveland Opera Theater kicks off season with ingenious, talent-rich ‘La Boheme’," 16 Sep. 2019
//What’s curious is that Mr. Hiddleston, so good at bad boys, isn’t playing Jerry, the more glamorous role: the cad, the pursuer, the best man who goes after the bride.
— New York Times, "Tom Hiddleston on ‘Betrayal’ and the Art of Self-Protection," 22 Aug. 2019
//Reid Scott has made something of an art out of portraying charming cads.
— Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, "Late Night actor Reid Scott reflects on playing the 'privileged white prick'," 14 June 2019
//But the Franklin that emerges here is often bullheaded and foolish—even a cad.
— Sam Kean, WSJ, "‘Young Benjamin Franklin’ Review: Poor Richard Sows His Oats," 17 Sep. 2018
//Many of the aristocratic cads these actresses took up with sound like certain notorious Hollywood executives.
— Rachel Shteir, WSJ, "‘Playing to the Gods’ Review: Avatars of Female Anguish," 23 Aug. 2018
//Right now, there’s no clear details about whether there will be any changes to the company’s product lineup, which included a wide array of memory cads, card readers, SSDs, and USB flash drives.
— Shoshana Wodinsky, The Verge, "Lexar’s making a glorious return to the world of flash storage," 17 Aug. 2018
//Concomitantly, Trevor Howard’s Wagner, in this full-length cut, is not the usual cartoon cad.
— Joseph Horowitz, WSJ, "A Momentous Wagnerian Film," 15 June 2018

First Known Use of cad

Noun

1833, in the meaning defined at sense 1

History and Etymology for cad

Noun

English dialect, unskilled assistant, short for Scots caddie

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