sergeant

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

ser·geant [sergeant sergeants] BrE [ˈsɑːdʒənt] NAmE [ˈsɑːrdʒənt] noun (abbr.Sergt, Sgt)
1. a member of one of the middle ranks in the army and the ↑air force, below an officer
•Sergeant Salter
see also ↑flight sergeant, ↑staff sergeant
2. (in Britain) a police officer just below the rank of an ↑inspector
3. (in the US) a police officer just below the rank of a ↑lieutenant or ↑captain
see also ↑sarge

Word Origin:
Middle English: from Old French sergent, from Latin servient- ‘serving’, from the verb servire. Early use was as a general term meaning ‘attendant, servant’ and ‘common soldier’; the term was later applied to specific official roles.

Example Bank:
•Detective Sergeant Peter Wiles
•He had a voice like a drill sergeant.
•Visitors to the police station should report to the duty sergeant.
•a powerful recruiting sergeant for terrorist organizations

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  serjeant-at-law, serjeant, sergeant-at-law, police sergeant