SERGEANT


Meaning of SERGEANT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ sɑ:(r)dʒ(ə)nt ]

( sergeants)

1.

A sergeant is a non-commissioned officer of middle rank in the army, marines, or air force.

A sergeant with a detail of four men came into view.

...Sergeant Black.

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2.

In the British police force, a sergeant is an officer with the next to lowest rank. In American police forces, a sergeant is an officer with the rank immediately below a captain.

The unit headed by Sergeant Bell.

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