sergeant

Fetched 2026-10-26 (cache).

Synonyms: serjeant, sergent, sargeant, serpent, servant, permeant, vergent, seruant, sargent, surgent, segreant

Antonyms: serjeant, sergent, sargeant, serpent, servant, permeant, vergent, seruant, sargent, surgent, segreant

Related words from Datamuse; suggestions, not definitions.

Noun

1. {{lb|en|military}} A [[UK]] army rank with NATO code [[OR-6]], senior to [[corporal]] and junior to [[warrant officer]] ranks.
2. The highest rank of [[noncommissioned officer]] in some non-naval [[military]] [[force]]s and [[police]].
3. {{lb|en|legal|historical}} A [[lawyer]] of the highest rank, equivalent to the [[doctor]] of [[civil law]].
4. {{lb|en|UK|historical}} {{non-gloss|A title sometimes given to the servants of the sovereign.}}
5. A [[bailiff]].
6. A [[servant]] in [[monastic]] offices.
7. A fish, the [[pintano#English|píntano]] ({{taxlink|Abudefduf saxatilis|species}}), a species of [[damselfish#English|damselfish]].
8. Any of various [[nymphalid]] butterflies of the genus {{taxfmt|Athyma|genus}}; distinct from the [[false sergeant]]s.

Proper noun

1. {{surname|en|from=occupations}} for a [[servant]].
2. {{place|en|twp|co/McKean County|s/Pennsylvania|c/USA}}.

Source: Wiktionary · CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wiktionary dump) · cached copy, not a rewrite.