ser·geant
(sär′jənt)n.
1.
a. A noncommissioned rank in the US Army or Marine Corps that is above corporal and below staff sergeant.
b. Any of several ranks of noncommissioned officers in the US Army, Air Force, or Marine Corps: master gunnery sergeant; staff sergeant.
c. One who holds any of these ranks.
2.
a. 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 serviēns, servient-, servant, soldier, from Late Latin, public official, from Latin, present participle of servīre, to serve, from servus, slave.]
ser′gean·cy, ser′geant·ship′ n.
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sergeant
(ˈsɑːdʒənt)n
Also: serjeant 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) a court or municipal officer who has ceremonial duties
5. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a court or municipal officer who has ceremonial duties
6. (Historical Terms) (formerly) a tenant by military service, not of knightly rank
7. (Law) See serjeant at law
[C12: from Old French sergent, from Latin serviēns, literally: serving, from servīre to serve]
sergeancy, ˈsergeantship n
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ser•geant
(ˈsɑr dʒənt)n.
1.
a. a noncommissioned officer in the U.S. Army and Marine Corps ranking above a corporal.
b. an officer of similar rank in the armed services of other countries.
2. any noncommissioned officer in the U.S. Air Force above the rank of airman first class or senior airman.
3. a police officer ranking immediately below a captain or a lieutenant in the U.S. and immediately below an inspector in Britain.
4. an officer at the court of a monarch: sergeant of the larder.
6. sergeantfish.
7. (formerly) a tenant by military service, below the rank of knight.
Also, esp. Brit., serjeant. [1150–1200; < Old French sergent < Latin servientem, acc. of serviēns, present participle of servīre. See serve, -ent]
ser′gean•cy (-dʒən si) n.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
| Noun | 1. |  sergeant - any of several noncommissioned officer ranks in the Army or Air Force or Marines ranking above a corporalcolor 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 buck sergeant - a sergeant of the lowest rank in the military | |
| 3. | sergeant - an English barrister of the highest rank barrister - a British or Canadian lawyer who speaks in the higher courts of law on behalf of either the defense or prosecution |
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Translations
رُتْبَة رَقيب في الجَيْشرُتْبَة رَقيب في الشُّرْطَهرَقِيب
četařseržant
overbetjentsergent
kersantti
narednik
aîstoîarvarîstjóriliîòjálfi
軍曹
중사
seržantasviršila
seržants
čatár
narednik
sergeant
จ่า
çavuşkomiser muaviniüstçavuş
trung sỹ
sergeant
[ˈsɑːdʒənt]Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
sergeant
[ˈsɑːrdʒənt] n (in army) → sergent m
(in police) → brigadier msergeant-major [ˌsɑːrdʒəntˈmeɪdʒər] n
(British) → sergent-major m
(US) → adjudant-chef m
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
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
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
sergeant
(ˈsaːdʒənt) noun (often abbreviated to Sgt).
1. in the British army or air force, the rank above corporal. Sergeant Brown.
2. (a police officer of) the rank next above constable or patrolman.
sergeant-ˈmajor noun (often abbreviated to Sgt-Maj.) in the British army, the highest rank of non-commissioned officer. Sergeant-Major Brown.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
sergeant
→ 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Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009