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CAD
cad, bounder, blackguard, dog, hound, heel
(noun) someone who is morally reprehensible; “you dirty dog”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
cad (plural cads)
A low-bred, presuming person; a mean, vulgar fellow.
Synonyms: villain, dog
(historical) A person who stands at the door of an omnibus to open and shut it, and to receive fares; an idle hanger-on about innyards.
Anagrams
• ACD, ADC, CDA, D.Ac., DAC, DAc, DAc., DCA
Noun
CAD (countable and uncountable, plural CADs)
(computing) Initialism of computer-aided drafting.
(computing, engineering) Initialism of computer-aided design.
(computing) Initialism of control alt delete.
(import/export) Cash Against Documents; an arrangement where the purchaser must pay the total price in cash in order to get shipping papers from the seller or (usually) a third party.
(medicine) Initialism of coronary artery disease.
(medicine) Initialism of computer-aided diagnosis.
(public safety) Initialism of Computer Aided Dispatch.
Synonyms
• (Canadian dollar): C$
Anagrams
• ACD, ADC, CDA, D.Ac., DAC, DAc, DAc., DCA
Source: Wiktionary
Cad, n. Etym: [Abbrev. fr. cadet.]
1. A person who stands at the door of an omnibus to open and shut it, and to receive fares; an idle hanger-on about innyards. [Eng.] Dickens.
2. A lowbred, presuming person; a mean, vulgar fellow. [Cant] Thackeray.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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