Definition of CAD

cad

Plural: cads

Noun

  • An ill-bred, disrespectful, or dishonorable man.
  • someone who is morally reprehensible
  • software used in art and architecture and engineering and manufacturing to assist in precision drawing
  • A low-bred, presuming person; a mean, vulgar fellow, especially one that cannot be trusted with a lady.
  • A person who stands at the door of an omnibus to open and shut it, and to receive fares; a bus conductor.
  • An idle hanger-on about innyards.

Examples

  • Only a true CAD would play a seven-letter word that blocks all future bingos.

Origin / Etymology

Short for caddie, from Scots, from French cadet, from dialectal capdet (“chief, captain”), from Latin capitellum, diminutive of caput (“head”).

Synonyms

blackguard, bounder, computer-aided design, dog, heel, hound, rascal, villain

Scrabble Score: 6

cad: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
cad: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
cad: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 7

cad: valid Words With Friends Word