sergeant

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

Noun

1. a noncommissioned officer in the armed forces

2. (in Britain, S Africa, Australia, and NZ) a police officer ranking between constable and inspector [Old French sergent]

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] n → sargento

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sergeant [ˈsɑːdʒənt] n → sergent m;

(Police) → brigadier m

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sergeant [ˈsɑːdʒənt] n (Mil etc) → Feldwebel m;

(Police) → Polizeimeister m

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sergeant [ˈsɑːdʒənt] n → sergente m;

(POLICE) → brigadiere m