sergeant
422
3.9
- noun
- /ˈsɑrdʒənt/
:
sargento
- The comments of one special forces sergeant first class typified the views of many soldiers.
- drill sergeant
- staff sergeant
- master sergeant
We had in our office drill Sergeant type boss.
- We had in our office drill Sergeant type boss.
- The cook starts to talk and the Sergeant says you've been drinking.
- The firing squad lines up and the Sergeant calls out the order to fire.
- Do you find though people that have come from more of a drill Sergeant type upbringing?
- OK, so I was an A-Team Bravo weapon Sergeant.
- What's what's kind of weird is that they're the sergeants in the Russian army are mainly trigger pullers.
- I'm actually more of a drill Sergeant.
- These would now all work together under a junior officer or Sergeant on their own specific objectives.
- And I just start going Sergeant, Sergeant.
- I've gone in there, Sergeant's seen me interviewed.
- So my vote is for the Sergeant followed by the Crayola.
- They shot and killed a an Air Force tech Sergeant Ronald Stewart.
- I'm out there with the Sergeant I worked with.
- And the troop Sergeant came up to me and said there's some Arabs there.
- And I got an e-mail from a young Sergeant, a Sergeant, a staff Sergeant, a squad leader.
Examples
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Then he paid the men and dismissed them, catching the sergeant in charge by the arm.
Fiction book (1992) -
The firing squad lines up and the Sergeant calls out the order to fire.
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In the base operations center, I asked a sergeant about the attack.
Academic text (2010) -
Sergeant, let's get this door open.
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"Instantly you could see the guys bend over," one U.S. sergeant later said.
Academic text (2011) -
The two oldest were 42 years old, and both were sergeants in the Army.
Academic text (1998) -
So my team sergeant's like all right, here's the new load plan.
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Green thinks of his father, Frank, a retired Marine Corps master sergeant and 20-year veteran.
Academic text (2000) -
He's the drill Sergeant, and he's not a bad man.
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My brother is a sergeant in the army and often leads his unit during training exercises.
Synonyms
204
8.7
A soldier or police officer who gives orders and makes others follow rules
A rank for a person in the army or police who leads a small group
Compounds
- Specialized
14
3.5
A military rank in the United States Army, Marines, or Air Force above corporal and below sergeant first class
- Jargon
8
7.7
A senior soldier who helps manage a company and handles records and daily tasks
- Specialized
7
6.0
A senior military rank in the Army or Marines above sergeant and below sergeant major
- Specialized
3
7.4
A senior Marine who trains and cares for junior Marines in the US Marine Corps
- Formal
3
7.3
A person who keeps order and makes people follow rules in a meeting or court
- Specialized
1
6.8
A senior soldier who helps run a group of soldiers and manages discipline and administration
- Formal
1
4.0
A senior military member in the air force or marines below a master sergeant who supervises junior people
- Archaic
A senior soldier who helps an officer by passing orders and handling the unit's paperwork
- Specialized
A high Air Force rank for senior enlisted members above master sergeant and below chief master sergeant
A large tropical fish with bold dark stripes that lives near coasts and reefs and is often caught for food
- Archaic
A very senior English lawyer in the past who spoke for clients in the main royal courts
How Senior
247
2.9
- Specialized
614
5.8
422
3.9
- Specialized
450
4.3
76
3.7
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word sergeant comes from the Latin serviens, meaning 'one who serves', and it shares the same root as the English words serve and servant. That idea of 'serving'—helping and taking responsibility—helps explain why a sergeant is an officer who supervises and looks after other soldiers.