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Meaning of sergeant

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

sergeant

Pronunciation:/ˈsɑː.dʒənt//ˈsɑɹ.dʒənt/

noun

Definitions

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

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

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

  4. A title sometimes given to the servants of the sovereign.

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