Sergeant
Meanings and phrases
n.
- any of several noncommissioned officer ranks in the Army or Air Force or Marines ranking above a corporal
- a lawman with the rank of sergeant; police sergeant
- an English barrister of the highest rank; serjeant-at-law; serjeant; sergeant-at-law
n.
- a sergeant of the lowest rank in the military
n.
- a sergeant in a color guard who carries one of the colors
n.
- a noncommissioned officer serving as chief administrative officer of a headquarters unit of the Army; sergeant major
n.
- the police sergeant on duty in a police station; deskman; station keeper
n.
- a sergeant in the Army above the rank of staff sergeant and below master sergeant; sergeant first class
- At this time, he was a first sergeant.
- During the Balkan Wars, he was promoted to the rank of first sergeant.
- Doundoulakis was promoted to first sergeant and awarded the Legion of Merit in OSS-Cairo.
n.
- a noncommissioned officer ranking above a staff sergeant in the marines
n.
- a senior noncommissioned officer in the Army or Marines
- Feller toured the world as a master sergeant.
- Kirkpatrick rose up to become a master sergeant was awarded the Bronze Star.
- He joined the Australian Army in 1923, and attained the rank of master sergeant.
n.
- the first sergeant of a company; duties formerly included the conveyance of orders
n.
- a lawman with the rank of sergeant; sergeant
- He was striking a fallen police sergeant with the hammer when he was shot.
- He appeared twice in NBC's Columbo playing a police sergeant in 1972 and 1973.
- On August 29, three BLA members murdered San Francisco police sergeant John Victor Young at his police station.
n.
- a senior noncommissioned officer in the Air Force with a rank comparable to master sergeant in the Army; SMSgt
n.
- an officer (as of a legislature or court) who maintains order and executes commands; serjeant-at-arms
n.
- a sergeant in the Army above the rank of staff sergeant and below master sergeant; first sergeant
n.
- large dark-striped tropical food and game fish related to remoras; found worldwide in coastal to open waters; cobia; Rachycentron canadum
n.
- a noncommissioned officer serving as chief administrative officer of a headquarters unit of the Army; command sergeant major
- large blue-grey black-striped damselfish; nearly worldwide; Abudefduf saxatilis
- Joe Team's sergeant major and debuted in 1986.
- He declined to be commissioned and was demobilised as a sergeant major.
- Later he attended the Hellenic Army NCO School and graduated as sergeant major in 1914.
n.
- 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
- He was discharged in 1946 with the rank of staff sergeant.
- He was in the United States Army as a staff sergeant from 1945 to 1947.
- The ranks of corporal and staff sergeant were not carried over into the new agency.
n.
- a noncommissioned officer ranking below a master sergeant in the air force or marines
E.g.
- He completed his training with the rank of sergeant.
- Graves attained the rank of sergeant before leaving the armed forces.
- With the rank of sergeant, he was assigned to the 1st Infantry Regiment.
E.g.
- In 1955, she was promoted to sergeant and oversaw policewomen.
- He was promoted to sergeant in 1895.
- In 1981, Gilmore was promoted to sergeant and assigned to King City.
E.g.
- A technical sergeant was often designated a platoon sergeant, acting as second-in-command.
- Francois joined the United States Marine Corps, serving as a platoon sergeant in World War II.
- An infantry Gunnery Sergeant may serve as a weapons platoon sergeant or as the Company Gunnery Sergeant for a rifle company.