sergeant

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UK /ˈsɑː.d͡ʒənt/ US /ˈsɑɹ.d͡ʒənt/

noun 5name 2

Collocations

(noun.) officer of low rank in the army/air force

ADJ

flight, platoon

(noun.) officer in the police

ADJ

police

detective

A detective sergeant arrived at the crime scene early this morning to investigate the robbery.

desk, duty, station

The duty sergeant checked everyone's ID before they entered the building.

PHRASES

the rank of sergeant

Definitions

noun

A 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.

“Yes, there are two distinct sets of footprints, both wearing rubber shoes—one I think ordinary plimsolls, the other goloshes,” replied the sergeant.

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

All other sergeants and barristers indiscriminately (except in the Court of Common Pleas, where only sergeants are admitted) may take upon them the protection and defense of any suitors.

A title sometimes given to the servants of the sovereign.

sergeant surgeon, i.e. a servant, or attendant, surgeon

A bailiff.

name

A surname originating as an occupation for a servant.

A township in McKean County, Pennsylvania, United States.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — an English barrister of the highest rank

serjeant-at-law
serjeant
sergeant-at-law

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

“Yes, there are two distinct sets of footprints, both wearing rubber shoes—one I think ordinary plimsolls, the other goloshes,” replied the sergeant.

Wiktionary

All other sergeants and barristers indiscriminately (except in the Court of Common Pleas, where only sergeants are admitted) may take upon them the protection and defense of any suitors.

Wiktionary

sergeant surgeon, i.e. a servant, or attendant, surgeon

Wiktionary

A captain is above a sergeant.

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He rose to the rank of sergeant.

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The sergeant ordered the private to do push ups.

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, sergeant is marked as historical, UK. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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