Noun: sergeant saa(r)-junt
- 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]
- A lawman with the rank of sergeant
"The police sergeant briefed his officers before their patrol shift";
- police sergeant, sarge [informal]
- 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