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cadets

noun

plural of cadet, slang

as in pimps

a man who solicits clients for a woman who is willing to engage in sexual activities for money the hooker claims she turned all her dough in to her cadet last night

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Recent Examples of cadets But the best, Kurtzman said, is yet to come when the show's cadets meet up with Nova Squadron, the elite flight team at Starfleet Academy. — Tariq Malik, Space.com, 13 Oct. 2026 After crashing onto a planet, within his pod there’s information that the cadets need, so they’re sent down to the planet on a clock for what was supposed to be a test but becomes a real away mission. — Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 10 Oct. 2026 Defense secretary Pete Hegseth spoke to the Air Force cadets prior to attending the game. — ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026 At the academy, cadets are taught to envision every interaction as a life-threatening confrontation. — Sophie Landres, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026 During the presentation, MPD said about $13 million goes toward overtime and over $4 million would support recruitment through cadets and community service officers. — Ashley Grams, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026 Cruise previously opened up about making Taps — a drama in which cadets played by Cruise, Sean Penn and Timothy Hutton take over a military school to save it from developers — in his 2018 PEOPLE cover story. — Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2026 The Eagle’s primary mission is training cadets and officer candidates. — Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 11 Sep. 2026 Apparently, those rules are strictly applied, even when the player in question is celebrating with cadets seated in the front row. — Mark Harris Outkick, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2026

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The two cousins then decided to become pimps, and several young women reportedly began working for them.

— Laura Payne, Encyclopedia Britannica, 6 Aug. 2026
Dressed in revealing clothing, some were visibly nervous; others appeared calm as nearby pimps watched over them like hawks.

— Michael Rios, CNN Money, 30 June 2026

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