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cad /kad /
noun informal, dated, derogatory a man who behaves dishonourably, especially towards 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.