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cad /kad, kæd /
noun informal, dated a man who behaves dishonorably, especially toward a woman:
her adulterous cad of a husband.
– ORIGIN late 18th century (denoting a passenger picked up by the driver of a horse-drawn coach for personal profit): abbreviation of caddie or cadet.