sergeant (redirected from Sergeants)

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.

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[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.]

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sergean·cy, sergeant·ship n.

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sergeant [ˈsɑːdʒənt]

n

1. (Military) a noncommissioned officer in certain armed forces, usually ranking above a corporal

2. (Law)

a.  (in Britain) a police officer ranking between constable and inspector

b.  (in the US) a police officer ranking below a captain

3. (Historical Terms) See sergeant at arms

4. (Law) (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a court or municipal officer who has ceremonial duties

5. (Historical Terms) (formerly) a tenant by military service, not of knightly rank

6. (Law) See serjeant at law Also serjeant

[from Old French sergent, from Latin serviēns, literally: serving, from servīre to serve]

sergeancy  [ˈsɑːdʒənsɪ], sergeantship n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	sergeant - any of several noncommissioned officer ranks in the Army or Air Force or Marines ranking above a corporal color sergeant - a sergeant in a color guard who carries one of the colors first sergeant, sergeant first class - a sergeant in the Army above the rank of staff sergeant and below master sergeant gunnery sergeant - a noncommissioned officer ranking above a staff sergeant in the marines master sergeant - a senior noncommissioned officer in the Army or Marines enlisted officer, noncom, noncommissioned officer - a military officer appointed from enlisted personnel recruiting-sergeant - a sergeant deputized to enlist recruits senior master sergeant, SMSgt - a senior noncommissioned officer in the Air Force with a rank comparable to master sergeant in the Army command sergeant major, sergeant major - a noncommissioned officer serving as chief administrative officer of a headquarters unit of the Army staff sergeant - a noncommissioned officer ranking above corporal and below sergeant first class in the Army or Marines or above airman 1st class in the Air Force technical sergeant - a noncommissioned officer ranking below a master sergeant in the air force or marines
	2.	sergeant - a lawman with the rank of sergeant   police sergeant buck sergeant - a sergeant of the lowest rank in the military desk sergeant, deskman, station keeper - the police sergeant on duty in a police station law officer, lawman, peace officer - an officer of the law
	3.	sergeant - an English barrister of the highest rank sergeant-at-law, serjeant, serjeant-at-law barrister - a British or Canadian lawyer who speaks in the higher courts of law on behalf of either the defense or prosecution

Translations

sergeant [ˈsɑːdʒənt]

A. N

1. (Mil) → sargento mf
yes, sergeant → sí, mi sargento

2. (Pol) → oficial mf de policía

B. CPD sergeant major N → sargento mf mayor

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sergeant [ˈsɑː^rdʒ^ənt] n

(in army) → sergent m

(in police) → brigadier m
sergeant-major [ˌsɑː^rdʒ^əntˈmeɪdʒə^r] n

(British) → sergent-major m

(US) → adjudant-chef m

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sergeant

n (Mil) → Feldwebel(in) m(f); (Police) → Polizeimeister(in) m(f); sergeant at arms (Hist) → Waffenmeister m; (Brit, Parl) → Exekutivbeamte(r) m → /-beamtin f → des Parlaments

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sergeant [ˈsɑːdʒ/ənt] n (Mil) → sergente m (Police) → brigadiere m

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sergeant

n sergeant [ˈsaːdʒənt]

(often abbreviated toSgt)

1 in the British army or air force, the rank above corporal Sergeant Brown. sersant رُتْبَة رَقيب في الجَيْش сержант seržant, četař sergent der Feldwebel λοχίας sargento seersant سرپاسبان kersantti sergent/-ente סַמָל सारजेंट narednik, prvi dočasnik őrmester sersan liðþjálfi sergente 軍曹 하사관 seržantas seržants Sarjan sergeant sersjant starszy posterunkowy sargento sergent сержант seržant, čatár narednik narednik sergeant จ่า üstçavuş (英國陸軍或空軍)中士 сержант بری فوج یا ہوائی فوج کا غیر کمیشن یافتہ افسر، کارپورل کے اوپر trung sĩ 英陆军或空军）中士

2 (a police officer of) the rank next above constable or patrolman. sersant رُتْبَة رَقيب في الشُّرْطَه старши полицай seržant overbetjent der Wachtmeister αρχιφύλακας sargento vanemkonstaabel گروهبان ylikonstaapeli sergent סַמָל कांस्टेबल से ऊपर का पद policijski narednik őrmester sersan aðstoðarvarðstjóri sergente, brigadiere 巡査部長 경사 seržantas seržants sarjan brigadier overkonstabel sierżant sargento sergent сержант полиции strážmajster narednik narednik polisassistent จ่าตำรวจ komiser muavini (警官)巡佐 сержант поліції انسپیکٹر سے نیچے کا پولیس افسر hạ sĩ cảnh sát （警官）巡佐

n sergeant-ˈmajor

(often abbreviated toSgt-Maj.) in the British army, the highest rank of non-commissioned officer Sergeant-Major Brown. sersant-majoor رُتْبَة رَقيب أوَّل старши сержант rotný seniorsergent der Hauptfeldwebel επιλοχίας sargento mayor (velt)veebel استوار vääpeli sergent-major רַב סַמָל सारजेंट मेजर časnički namjesnik, dočasnik törzsőrmester sersan mayor yfirliðþjálfi maresciallo ordinario 准尉 특무 상사 viršila virsseržants sarjan mejar sergeant{#169}majoor kommandersersjant starszy sierżant primeiro-sargento sergent-ma­jor старшина rotný višji narednik stariji vodnik fanjunkare จ่าสิบเอก başçavuş (英國陸軍)士官長 сержант-майор سب سے اعلی غیر کمیشن یافتہ افسر thượng sĩ （英陆军）军士长

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sergeant → ضابط رَقِيب seržant overbetjent Feldwebel λοχίας sargento kersantti sergent narednik sergente 軍曹 중사 sergeant sersjant sierżant sargento сержант sergeant จ่า çavuş trung sỹ 警官