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Sgt

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ser·geant  (särjnt)
n.
1.
a. Abbr. SGT or Sgt or Sgt. A noncommissioned rank in the U.S. Army or Marine Corps that is above corporal and below staff sergeant.
b. Any of several ranks of noncommissioned officers in the U.S. Army, Air Force, or Marine Corps: master gunnery sergeant; staff sergeant.
c. One who holds any of these ranks.
2.
a. Abbr. Sgt. The rank of police officer next below a captain, lieutenant, or inspector.
b. A police officer holding this rank.
3. A sergeant at arms.

[Middle English sergeaunte, a common soldier, from Old French sergent, from Medieval Latin servins, servient-, servant, soldier, from Late Latin, public official, from Latin, present participle of servre, to serve, from servus, slave.]

sergean·cy, sergeant·ship n.

Sgt
abbreviation for
(Military) (Law) (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) Sergeant
Translations
Sgt
written abbr Sgt
sergeant. sersant رَقيب с-т seržant (zkratka) Sgt.; sergent der Feldwebel λοχίας, αρχιφύλακας (συντομογρ.) sargento srs (lühend sõnast seersant) استوار sergent; caporal-chef; brigadier סָמָל सारजेंट narednik (skraćenica) őrmester Sersan Serg. 하사관 seržantas seržants sarjan sersjant sierż., sierżant сержант seržant narednik poručnik sergeant ตัวย่อของ sergeant çavuş 警官(書面語縮寫) сержант سارجینٹ کا اختصار trung sĩ


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