sergeant

/ˈsɑːr.dʒənt/

nounser · geant

Remember: a sergeant is a leader, so the word has a hidden “SARGE” sound—SER + (sounds like) JENT.

Yes, it's sergeant. Even though you see “-eant,” it’s pronounced like “-ent”: SER-geant → “SAR-jent.”

Definition

  1. nouna noncommissioned officer in the army, police, or other organizations, usually ranking above a corporal and below a staff sergeant or lieutenant (depending on the system).

Examples

  • The sergeant inspected the uniforms before the parade began.
  • A police sergeant arrived to take statements from the witnesses.
  • She was promoted to sergeant after completing leadership training.

Synonyms

NCOnoncommissioned officersquad leaderdrill instructorsupervisor

Translations

ES sargentoPT sargentoFR sergent

Common misspellings

sargentsergantsergentserjeantsargantserjaentsergaentsergeent

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