Sergeant

Word SERGEANT
Character 8
Hyphenation ser geant
Pronunciations /ˈsɑː.dʒənt/

Definitions and meanings of "Sergeant"

What do we mean by sergeant?

A noncommissioned rank in the US Army or Marine Corps that is above corporal and below staff sergeant. noun

Any of several ranks of noncommissioned officers in the US Army, Air Force, or Marine Corps. noun

One who holds any of these ranks. noun

The rank of police officer next below a captain, lieutenant, or inspector. noun

A police officer holding this rank. noun

A sergeant at arms. noun

In this and the next four senses usually spelled serjeant. A servant; a retainer; an armed attendant; in the fourteenth century, one holding lands by tenure of military service, commonly used as not including those who had received knighthood (afterward called esquires). Serjeants were called to various specific lines of duty besides service in war. noun

An officer of an incorporated municipality who was charged with duties corresponding to those previously or elsewhere performed by an officer of the crown. noun

Hence, also noun

A substitute upon whom a serjeant was allowed to devolve the personal discharge of his duties; a bailiff. noun

One of a body or corps attendant on the sovereign, and on the lord high steward on the trial of a peer; a serjeant-at-arms. noun

In this sense the modern spelling is serjeant. In England and Ireland, a lawyer of high rank. noun

In Virginia, an officer in towns having powers corresponding to those of constable; in cities, an officer having powers connected with the city court corresponding to those of sheriff, and also charged with collecting city revenues. noun

A non-commissioned officer of the army and marines in the grade next above corporal, and usually selected from among the corporals for his intelligence and good conduct. noun

A police officer of superior rank. noun

A servant in monastic offices. noun

In ichthyology, the sergeant-fish. noun

UK army rank with NATO code OR-6, senior to corporal and junior to warrant officer ranks.

The highest rank of noncommissioned officer in some non-naval military forces and police.

A lawyer of the highest rank, equivalent to the doctor of civil law.

A title sometimes given to the servants of the sovereign.

A fish, the cobia.

Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the of the genus Athyma; distinguished from the false sergeants.

A bailiff.

A servant in monastic offices.

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The word "sergeant" in example sentences

The term sergeant-at-arms should be replaced by “chief of police, ” or the title of whatever officer serves the warrant. ❋ Henry Martyn (1915)

The barracks chief, the tag sergeant, starts raining on my parade, yelling, “Shut up, Carlin!” ❋ George Carlin (2009)

After correctly spelling the word "sergeant," Skylar was asked if there were any special sergeants in her life. ❋ Unknown (2011)

The nine-year-old had just spelt the word "sergeant" correctly at her school's spelling bee when her father, a sergeant serving in Iraq, appeared from behind a curtain. ❋ Unknown (2011)

You're going to answer yes or no, drill sergeant, is that clear? ❋ Unknown (2010)

The fat sergeant is in all them but I never got his name. 007 is pretty good. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Marine sergeant, is steamed about a Topeka man who faces criminal charges after he obtained a state car tag showing he was wounded in combat during the Iraq war. ❋ Unknown (2010)

A sergeant from the HorsforthPolicerelated to me that he had received complaints via SurreyPolicefrom RevSizerand from Dr Anthony McRoy – a lecturer at theWales Evangelical School of Theology – who both objected to being associated with terrorists and Holocaust deniers. ❋ Unknown (2010)

While McCaulley did attain sergeant's rank, use of Marine ❋ Unknown (2010)

But the underlying zing from the mumbling, GOP-backing sergeant is that aforementioned fear-and jealousy based dissing that Tiger Woods is the constant recipient of. ❋ Unknown (2008)

I called the sergeant-major back in to lock the cell, then stepped with him into the desk area of the Calaboose, where three guards, in various states of leisure, lounged in their blue uniforms. ❋ Unknown (2010)

After five years, three deployments and one divorce, the 34-year-old Army sergeant is tired. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The sergeant is a lieutenant with a personality, usually an irascible one. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Army Master Sgt. Michael Russell, then a staff sergeant, is shown with his wife, Annette, in an undated photo provided by his family. ❋ Unknown (2006)

The sergeant is now officially assigned to what's known as rear detachment, which consists of soldiers who are non-deployable and who perform support duty at Fort Stewart. ❋ Unknown (2005)

He saying pointless things like "let's go marines," "the sooner we get started the sooner we can finish," "let's get motivated and get this done right the first time" and "the company gunnery sergeant is coming through tomorrow and I don't want to be embarrassed." ❋ Ed (2003)

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