Pronunciation (UK) IPA (key): /kəˈdæv.ə(r)/ or /kəˈdɑːv.ə(r)/ or /kəˈdeɪ.və(r)/ (US) IPA (key): /kəˈdævɚ/ Audio (US)(file) Hyphenation: ca‧dav‧er Noun Singular cadaver Plural cadavers (countable) A cadaver is a dead body; especially the corpse of a human to be dissected.Wikiwand - on Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.Remove ads