sergeant

noun

/ˈsɑːdʒənt/

/ˈsɑːrdʒənt/

(abbreviation Sergt, Sgt)

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a member of one of the middle ranks in the army and the air force, below an officer
- Sergeant Salter
see also chief master sergeant, colour sergeant, company sergeant major, first sergeant, flight sergeant, gunnery sergeant, lance sergeant, master sergeant, master gunnery sergeant, senior master sergeant, staff sergeant, technical sergeant
Extra Examples
- He had a voice like a drill sergeant.
- a powerful recruiting sergeant for terrorist organizations
Topics War and conflictc2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- army
- drill
- supply
- …
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(in the UK) a police officer just below the rank of an inspector
- Detective Sergeant Peter Wiles
- Visitors to the police station should report to the duty sergeant.
Topics Jobsc2, Law and justicec2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- police
- detective
- desk
- …
phrases
- the rank of sergeant
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(in the US) a police officer just below the rank of a lieutenant or captain see also sargeTopics Jobsc2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- police
- detective
- desk
- …
phrases
- the rank of sergeant
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Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French sergent, from Latin servient- ‘serving’, from the verb servire. Early use was as a general term meaning ‘attendant, servant’ and ‘common soldier’; the term was later applied to specific official roles.

单词	sergeant
释义	sergeant noun /ˈsɑːdʒənt/ /ˈsɑːrdʒənt/ (abbreviation Sergt, Sgt) jump to other results a member of one of the middle ranks in the army and the air force, below an officer Sergeant Salter see also chief master sergeant, colour sergeant, company sergeant major, first sergeant, flight sergeant, gunnery sergeant, lance sergeant, master sergeant, master gunnery sergeant, senior master sergeant, staff sergeant, technical sergeant Extra Examples He had a voice like a drill sergeant. a powerful recruiting sergeant for terrorist organizations Topics War and conflictc2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective army drill supply … See full entry (in the UK) a police officer just below the rank of an inspector Detective Sergeant Peter Wiles Visitors to the police station should report to the duty sergeant. Topics Jobsc2, Law and justicec2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective police detective desk … phrases the rank of sergeant See full entry (in the US) a police officer just below the rank of a lieutenant or captain see also sargeTopics Jobsc2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective police detective desk … phrases the rank of sergeant See full entry Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French sergent, from Latin servient- ‘serving’, from the verb servire. Early use was as a general term meaning ‘attendant, servant’ and ‘common soldier’; the term was later applied to specific official roles.
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