sergeant
🇺🇸
/ˈsɑːrdʒənt/
🇬🇧
/ˈsɑːdʒənt/
noun
R
a middle-ranking soldier in the army or air force, not an officer
The sergeant trained the new soldiers.
R
a UK police officer below an inspector
The duty sergeant helped me at the police station.
R
a US police officer below a lieutenant or captain
The sergeant led the police team.
translation
a middle-ranking soldier in the army or air force, not an officer; a UK police officer below an inspector; a US police officer below a lieutenant or captain
Word Forms
Plural
sergeants