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noun
1.
a noncommissioned army officer of a rank above that of corporal.
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U.S. Air Force. any noncommissioned officer above the rank of airman first class.
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a police officer ranking immediately below a captain or a lieutenant in the U.S. and immediately below an inspector in Britain.
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EXPANDa title of a particular office or function at the court of a monarch (often used in combination): sergeant of the larder; sergeant-caterer.
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Also called sergeant at law. British. (formerly) a member of a superior order of barristers.
8.
(initial capital letter) a surface-to-surface, single-stage, U.S. ballistic missile.
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COLLAPSEa tenant by military service, below the rank of knight.
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| sergeant (ˈsɑːdʒənt) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a noncommissioned officer in certain armed forces, usually ranking above a corporal |
| 2. | a. (in Britain) a police officer ranking between constable and inspector |
| b. (in the US) a police officer ranking below a captain | |
| 3. | See sergeant at arms |
| 4. | a court or municipal officer who has ceremonial duties |
| 5. | (formerly) a tenant by military service, not of knightly rank |
| 6. | See serjeant at law |
| [C12: from Old French sergent, from Latin serviēns, literally: serving, from servīre to | |
| sergeancy | |
| —n | |
| 'sergeantship | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
sergeant
c.1200, "servant," from O.Fr. sergent, from M.L. servientum (nom. serviens) "servant, vassal, soldier" (in L.L. "public official"), from L. servientem "serving," prp. of servire "to serve" (see serve); cognate with Sp. sirviente, It. servente. Specific sense of "military servant"
EXPANDis attested from late 13c.; that of "officer whose duty is to enforce judgments of a tribunal or legislative body" is from c.1300 (sergeant at arms is attested from late 14c.). Meaning "non-commissioned military officer" first recorded 1540s. Originally a much more important rank than presently. As a police rank, in Great Britain from 1839. Colloquial shortening sarge is attested from 1867. M.E. alternative spelling serjeant (from O.Fr.) was retained in Britain in special use as title of a superior order of barristers (c.1300, from legal L. serviens ad legem, "one who serves (the king) in matters of law"), abolished 1880, from which Common Law judges were chosen; also used of certain other officers of the royal household. sergeant-major is from 1570s.
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