sergeant
Other forms: sergeants
Sergeant describes a certain rank for a police or military officer. If you've been promoted to sergeant, congratulations are in order.
Sergeant comes from the Old French sergent and originally from the Latin verb servire meaning "to serve," as in "to serve and protect," a police sergeant's job. Remember that sergeant is spelled with an "e" after the "s" (it's often misspelled with an "a").
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any of several noncommissioned officer ranks in the Army or Air Force or Marines ranking above a corporal
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color sergeant
a sergeant in a color guard who carries one of the colors
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first sergeant, sergeant first class
a sergeant in the Army above the rank of staff sergeant and below master sergeant
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gunnery sergeant
a noncommissioned officer ranking above a staff sergeant in the marines
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master sergeant
a senior noncommissioned officer in the Army or Marines
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recruiting-sergeant
a sergeant deputized to enlist recruits
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SMSgt, senior master sergeant
a senior noncommissioned officer in the Air Force with a rank comparable to master sergeant in the Army
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command sergeant major, sergeant major
a noncommissioned officer serving as chief administrative officer of a headquarters unit of the Army
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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
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technical sergeant
a noncommissioned officer ranking below a master sergeant in the air force or marines
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orderly sergeant
the first sergeant of a company; duties formerly included the conveyance of orders
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enlisted officer, noncom, noncommissioned officer
a military officer appointed from enlisted personnel
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a lawman with the rank of sergeant
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police sergeant
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buck sergeant
a sergeant of the lowest rank in the military
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desk sergeant, deskman, station keeper
the police sergeant on duty in a police station
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law officer, lawman, peace officer
an officer of the law
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buck sergeant
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an English barrister of the highest rank
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sergeant-at-law, serjeant, serjeant-at-law
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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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barrister
/ˈsɑrdʒənt/
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Vocabulary lists containing sergeant
Based on the true story of Navajo code talkers, this novel recounts the exploits of Ned Begay, a sixteen-year-old Navajo soldier in World War II. Ned's language skills prove to be invaluable as the Americans work to send secret messages to help them in their fight.
Vocabulary grabbed from the article "Last Convoy of American Troops Leaves Iraq" (The New York Times, December 18, 2011)