sergeant

The senior non-commissioned rank in the army and marines.

Sergeant
·noun The <<Cobia>>. II. Sergeant ·noun A lawyer of the highest rank, answering to the doctor of th...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
Color sergeant
·- ·see under <<Sergeant>>. ...

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sergeant baker
n. name given to a fish of NewSouth Wales, Aulopus purpurissatus, Richards., family Scopelidae. 18...

Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
colour-sergeant
The senior sergeant of a company of infantry; he acts as a kind of sergeant-major, and generally as ...

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sergeant-major
The senior sergeant in a regiment, or first non-commissioned officer; usually a zealous and thorough...

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