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单词 sergeant major
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sergeant major

also sergeant-major
Word forms: plural sergeant majors
countable noun & title noun
A sergeant major is the most senior non-commissioned officer in the army and the marines.

sergeant major in British English

noun
1. 
a noncommissioned officer of the highest rank or having specific administrative tasks in branches of the armed forces of various countries
2. 
a large damselfish, Abudefduf saxatilis, having a bluish-grey body marked with black stripes

sergeant major in American English

Word forms: plural sergeants major
1. 
the chief administrative noncommissioned officer in a military headquarters
an occupational title and not a rank
2.  US, US Army, US Marine Corps
the highest ranking noncommissioned officer
3. 
a small damselfish (Abudefduf saxatilis) with several dark, wide, vertical stripes on its bright-yellowish upper body

Examples of 'sergeant major' in a sentence
sergeant major

It was like a parade ground back there some nights and Sel was the sergeant major, but as soon as it was showtime he was different again.
Laurie Graham MR STARLIGHT (2004)
You may find this hard to believe, but I don't usually behave like a sergeant major with men who are in distress.
Howatch, Susan ULTIMATE PRIZES (2004)
`By now I had achieved the exalted rank of WO2 -- Warrant Officer, equivalent to company sergeant major in the infantry.
Forbes, Bryan THE ENDLESS GAME (2004)
The captain bowed to them and sat down with the sergeant major.
Elmore Leonard WHEN THE WOMEN COME OUT TO DANCE (2004)

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