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Noun: sergeant  saa(r)-junt
  1. Any of several noncommissioned officer ranks in the Army or Air Force or Marines ranking above a corporal
    "The sergeant barked orders at the new recruits";
    - sarge [informal]
     
  2. A lawman with the rank of sergeant
    "The police sergeant briefed his officers before their patrol shift";
    - police sergeant, sarge [informal]
     
  3. An English barrister of the highest rank
    "The sergeant-at-law presented a compelling case before the high court";
    - serjeant-at-law, serjeant, sergeant-at-law [archaic]

Sounds like: semen, seaman, srgeant, se

Derived forms: sergeants

Type of: barrister [Brit, Cdn], enlisted officer, law officer, noncom [informal], noncommissioned officer, peace officer

Encyclopedia: Sergeant, Pennsylvania