Cadillac
/ˈkædɪlæk/ adj, name, noun
adj, name, noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 An automobile of this marque. Often used as an example of a luxury car or luxuriousness in general.
"the Cadillac of [product category]"
- 2 Alternative spelling of Catillac. A large variety of cooking pear. alt-of, alternative, archaic
Adjective
- 1 Describing a brand representing the most luxurious or highest quality example in its class. (derived from the GM car brand Cadillac) US
"Red Wiggler, the Cadillac of worms."
Proper Noun
- 1 A brand of luxury automobile (founded as an independent but since 1909 a marque of General Motors).
- 2 A surname from French.
- 3 A placename.; An urban area of Quebec, Canada.
- 4 A placename.; A village in Saskatchewan, Canada.
- 5 A placename.; A commune of Gironde department, France.
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- 6 A placename.; A commune of Gironde department, France.
- 7 A placename.; A city, the county seat of Wexford County, Michigan, United States. Former name: Clam Lake.
- 8 A placename.; A mountain in Maine.
Example
More examples"He drives a pimped-out Cadillac Escalade."
Etymology
From French Cadillac, from Occitan Cadilhac. Most places or objects named Cadillac are named for Antoine Laumet de La Mothe, sieur de Cadillac, a French explorer who founded the eponymous city in Maine and later the city of Detroit, Michigan.