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sergeant
noun
a
non-commissioned
officer
in
the
army
or
air
force
who
is
above
a
corporal
and
in
charge
of
a
small
group
of
soldiers
•
After
ten
years
of
service
,
James
was
promoted
to
sergeant
in
the
infantry
.
After
ten
years
of
service
,
James
was
promoted
to
sergeant
in
the
infantry
.
•
The
sergeant
ordered
the
squad
to
take
cover
behind
the
sandbags
.
The
sergeant
ordered
the
squad
to
take
cover
behind
the
sandbags
.
Middle
English
,
from
Old
French
‘
sergent
’,
from
Latin
‘
serviens
’
meaning
‘
servant
’
or
‘
soldier
’
noun
a
supervisory
rank
in
a
police
force
,
higher
than
a
constable
and
lower
than
an
inspector
•
The
traffic
sergeant
directed
cars
away
from
the
accident
scene
.
The
traffic
sergeant
directed
cars
away
from
the
accident
scene
.
•
As
a
newly
appointed
sergeant
,
Maria
supervised
eight
constables
on
the
night
shift
.
As
a
newly
appointed
sergeant
,
Maria
supervised
eight
constables
on
the
night
shift
.
Extended
from
the
military
sense
in
the
19th
century
as
police
organizations
adopted
similar
rank
structures
