sergeant major (redirected from regimental sergeant majors)

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

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	sergeant major - a noncommissioned officer serving as chief administrative officer of a headquarters unit of the Army command sergeant major 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 damselfish; nearly worldwide Abudefduf saxatilis damselfish, demoiselle - small brilliantly colored tropical marine fishes of coral reefs Abudefduf, genus Abudefduf - damsel fishes

Translations

sergeant major

n → Oberfeldwebel(in) m(f)

sergeant major n (Mil) → sergente m maggiore