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Cadet vs Trainee - What's the difference?

cadet | trainee |

As nouns the difference between cadet and trainee

is that cadet is a student at a military school who is training to be an officer while trainee is someone who is still in the process of being formally trained in a workplace.

cadet

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A student at a military school who is training to be an officer.
  • A younger or youngest son, who would not inherit as a firstborn son would.
    • a cadet branch of the family

    Derived terms

    * air cadet * space cadet

    Related terms

    * cadette

    Anagrams

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    trainee

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Someone who is still in the process of being formally trained in a workplace.

    • Anagrams

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