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sergeant major
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sergeant major
n. pl. sergeants major or sergeant majors
1.
a. Abbr. SGM or SgtMaj Used as a title for a noncommissioned officer serving as chief administrative assistant of a headquarters unit of the U.S. Army or Marine Corps.
b. One who holds this title.
2. Chiefly British A noncommissioned or warrant officer of the highest rank in a company or unit of battalion size.
3. A small damselfish (Abudefduf saxatilis) of warm seas, having a flattened body with dark vertical stripes. Also called cow pilot.

sergeant major
n
1. (Military) a noncommissioned officer of the highest rank or having specific administrative tasks in branches of the armed forces of various countries
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a large damselfish, Abudefduf saxatilis, having a bluish-grey body marked with black stripes
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Noun1.sergeant major - a noncommissioned officer serving as chief administrative officer of a headquarters unit of the Armysergeant major - a noncommissioned officer serving as chief administrative officer of a headquarters unit of the Army
sergeant - any of several noncommissioned officer ranks in the Army or Air Force or Marines ranking above a corporal
2.sergeant major - large blue-grey black-striped damselfishsergeant major - large blue-grey black-striped damselfish; nearly worldwide
damselfish, demoiselle - small brilliantly colored tropical marine fishes of coral reefs
Abudefduf, genus Abudefduf - damsel fishes
Translations
sergeant major
nOberfeldwebel(in) m(f)
sergeant major n (Mil) → sergente m maggiore


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Sgt Maj Neil Williams, who served with Royal Military Police Cpl Webster-Smith in Afghanistan, said: "You can take every emotion you've ever had and times it by 10 and it won't compare to how it feels to be here today.
Sgt Maj Posten confirmed that one man was being held in custody in relation to the incident, but he could not give any information about the other gunman or gunmen.
Paying tribute to him, Sgt Maj Wayne Caffrey, of the 2nd Fusiliers, said Simon had been a wellrespected soldier: "Simon had a fantastic rapport with his entire platoon and they all idolised him.
 
 
 
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