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sergeant

/ˈsɑɹ.d͡ʒənt/noun2 syllables

Sergeant means: an English barrister of the highest rank.

Synonyms for sergeant6

noun, as in an English barrister of the highest rank

serjeant-at-law, serjeant, sergeant-at-law

noun, as in a lawman with the rank of sergeant

police sergeant

also used for sergeant

sarge, sarnt

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What does sergeant mean?3

noun

1

an English barrister of the highest rank

2

a lawman with the rank of sergeant

3

any of several noncommissioned officer ranks in the Army or Air Force or Marines ranking above a corporal

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Sergeant in a sentence

  • The sergeant was the first who went mad, while the lieutenant simply hanged himself.maaster
  • The sergeant ordered the private to do push ups.Source_VOA
  • The father had met the sergeant last year.datrukup
  • The old sergeant was not less moved than the captain.Scott
  • Who goes there? shouted the sergeant in a hoarse voice.Scott
  • Yanni was never in the military but he acts like a drill sergeant.Amastan
  • The sergeant and staff sergeant, as junior NCOs, provide direct supervision of enlisted personnel.Igider
  • There was a sergeant that I particularly hated in the army.Amastan

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Forms of sergeant

as a noun

plural
sergeants