HyperDic: sergeant

English > 3 senses of the word *sergeant*:
NOUN	person	sergeant	any of several noncommissioned officer ranks in the Army or Air Force or Marines ranking above a corporal
	person	sergeant, police sergeant	a lawman with the rank of sergeant
	person	sergeant, serjeant-at-law, serjeant, sergeant-at-law	an English barrister of the highest rank

sergeant > pronunciation
Sounds	saa'rjhahnt
Rhymes	abandonment ... wonderment: 671 rhymes with ahnt...

English > *sergeant*: 3 senses > noun 1, person
Meaning	Any of several noncommissioned officer ranks in the Army or Air Force or Marines ranking above a corporal.
Narrower	color sergeant	A sergeant in a color guard who carries one of the colors
	first sergeant, sergeant first class	A sergeant in the Army above the rank of staff sergeant and below master sergeant
	gunnery sergeant	A noncommissioned officer ranking above a staff sergeant in the marines
	master sergeant	A senior noncommissioned officer in the Army or Marines
	recruiting-sergeant	A sergeant deputized to enlist recruits
	senior master sergeant, SMSgt	A senior noncommissioned officer in the Air Force with a rank comparable to master sergeant in the Army
	sergeant major, command sergeant major	A noncommissioned officer serving as chief administrative officer of a headquarters unit of the Army
	staff sergeant	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
	technical sergeant	A noncommissioned officer ranking below a master sergeant in the air force or marines
Broader	noncommissioned officer, noncom, enlisted officer	A military officer appointed from enlisted / enlisted personnel
Spanish	sargento
Catalan	sergent

English > *sergeant*: 3 senses > noun 2, person
Meaning	A lawman with the rank of sergeant.
Synonym	police sergeant
Narrower	buck sergeant	A sergeant of the lowest rank in the military
Narrower	desk sergeant, deskman, station keeper	The police sergeant on duty in a police station
Broader	lawman, law officer, peace officer	An officer of the law
Spanish	sargento de la policía, sargento de policía, sargento
Catalan	sergent de policia, sergent

English > *sergeant*: 3 senses > noun 3, person
Meaning	An English barrister of the highest rank.
Synonyms	serjeant-at-law, serjeant, sergeant-at-law
Broader	barrister	A British or Canadian lawyer who speaks in the higher courts of law on behalf of either the defense or prosecution

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