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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
ser•geant /ˈsɑrdʒənt/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. Militarya noncommissioned officer ranking above a corporal.
  2. a police officer ranking below a captain or a lieutenant.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
ser•geant  (särjənt),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Militarya noncommissioned army officer of a rank above that of corporal.
  2. Military[U.S. Air Force.]any noncommissioned officer above the rank of airman first class.
  3. a police officer ranking immediately below a captain or a lieutenant in the U.S. and immediately below an inspector in Britain.
  4. Governmenta title of a particular office or function at the court of a monarch (often used in combination):sergeant of the larder; sergeant-caterer.
  5. GovernmentSee sergeant at arms. 
  6. British TermsAlso called sergeant at law. (formerly) a member of a superior order of barristers.
  7. Fishsergeantfish.
  8. Military(cap.) a surface-to-surface, single-stage, U.S. ballistic missile.
  9. World Historya tenant by military service, below the rank of knight.
Also,[esp. Brit.,] serjeant (for defs. 1–7, 9).
  • Latin servient- (stem of serviēns), present participle of servīre. See serve, -ent
  • Old French sergent
  • 1150–1200; Middle English sergant, serjant, serjaunt

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