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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
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
Also: serjeant
[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.
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. [画像:sergeant - any of several noncommissioned officer ranks in the Army or Air Force or Marines ranking above a corporal]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, 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. [画像:sergeant - a lawman with the rank of sergeant]sergeant - a lawman with the rank of 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
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
çavuş komiser muaviniüstçavuş
trung sỹ

sergeant

[ˈsɑːdʒənt]
A. N
1. (Mil) → sargento mf
yes, sergeant → sí, mi sargento
2. (Pol) → oficial mf de policía
B. CPD sergeant major N → sargento mf mayor
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

sergeant

[ˈsɑːdʒ/ənt] n (Mil) → sergente m (Police) → brigadiere m
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. sersant رُتْبَة رَقيب في الجَيْش сержант sargento seržant, četař der Feldwebel sergent λοχίας sargento seersant سرپاسبان kersantti sergent/-ente סמל सारजेंट narednik, prvi dočasnik őrmester sersan liðþjálfi sergente 軍曹 하사관 seržantas seržants Sarjan sergeant sersjant starszy posterunkowy حوالدار (دپوليسو) ډلګۍ مشر sargento sergent сержант seržant, čatár narednik narednik sergeant สิบเอก üstçavuş (英國陸軍或空軍)中士 сержант بری فوج یا ہوائی فوج کا غیر کمیشن یافتہ افسر، کارپورل کے اوپر trung sĩ (英陆军或空军)中士
2. (a police officer of) the rank next above constable or patrolman. sersant رُتْبَة رَقيب في الشُّرْطَه старши полицай sargento seržant der Wachtmeister overbetjent αρχιφύλακας sargento vanemkonstaabel گروهبان ylikonstaapeli sergent סמל कांस्टेबल से ऊपर का पद policijski narednik őrmester sersan aðstoðarvarðstjóri sergente, brigadiere 巡査部長 경사 seržantas seržants sarjan brigadier overkonstabel sierżant حوالدار (دپوليسو) ډلګۍ مشر sargento sergent сержант полиции strážmajster narednik narednik polisassistent ตํารวจหลวง; ตํารวจสภา komiser muavini (警官)巡佐 сержант поліції انسپیکٹر سے نیچے کا پولیس افسر hạ sĩ cảnh sát (警官)巡佐
sergeant-ˈmajor noun
(often abbreviated to Sgt-Maj.) in the British army, the highest rank of non-commissioned officer. Sergeant-Major Brown. sersant-majoor رُتْبَة رَقيب أوَّل старши сержант primeiro-sargento rotný der Hauptfeldwebel seniorsergent επιλοχίας sargento mayor (velt)veebel استوار vääpeli sergent-major רַב סַמָל सारजेंट मेजर časnički namjesnik, dočasnik törzsőrmester sersan mayor yfirliðþjálfi maresciallo ordinario 准尉 특무 상사 viršila virsseržants sarjan mejar sergeant-majoor kommandersersjant starszy sierżant تيڼګ،پياوړي primeiro-sargento sergent-ma­jor старшина rotný višji narednik stariji vodnik fanjunkare จ่าสิบเอก başçavuş (英國陸軍)士官長 сержант-майор سب سے اعلی غیر کمیشن یافتہ افسر thượng sĩ (英陆军)军士长
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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
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On reaching the Manor House, the sergeant had found the drawbridge down, the windows lighted up, and the whole household in a state of wild confusion and alarm.
Some loose boards laid upon the ties supporting the rails of the railway supplied a footing for him and his executioners -- two private soldiers of the Federal army, directed by a sergeant who in civil life may have been a deputy sheriff.
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