sergeant major

sergeant major

n. pl. sergeants major or sergeant majors

1.

a. Used as a title for a noncommissioned officer serving as chief administrative assistant of a headquarters unit of the US 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 damselfish (Abudefduf saxatilis) of warm seas, having a flattened body with dark vertical stripes.

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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. (Animals) a large damselfish, Abudefduf saxatilis, having a bluish-grey body marked with black stripes

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ser′geant ma′jor

n.

1. a noncommissioned officer in the U.S. Army and Marine Corps ranking above a first sergeant.

2. the chief administrative assistant in a military headquarters.

3. a small damselfish, Abudefduf saxatilis, of warm Atlantic waters, having vertical black stripes on each side.

[1565–75]

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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

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Translations

sergeant major

n → Oberfeldwebel(in) m(f)

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sergeant major

n (Mil) → sergente m maggiore

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