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sergeant

noun [C] (SOLDIER)
 
 
/ˈsɑː.dʒənt/ US  /ˈsɑːr-/ (also Sergeant, written abbreviation Sgt, informal sarge)

Definition

a soldier of middle rank: Sergeant Lewis/Tom Lewis [as form of address] Dismiss the men, Sergeant.Ranks in the Army
(Definition of sergeant noun (SOLDIER) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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