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sergeant major en · NOUN

Meanings

  1. (Canada) A senior, noncommissioned appointment in the Army of a company or unit, directly responsible to the officer in charge for their soldiers' performance, standards, discipline, morale, welfare, et al, that can be held by a Warrant Officer or above.
  2. (US, qualifier:plural sergeants major) The most senior rank of non-commissioned officer in the United States Army, ranking above a first sergeant. In the United States Marine Corps it ranks above First Sergeant and is equal in grade to Master Gunnery Sergeant.
  3. (UK, qualifier:plural sergeant majors) An appointment (not a rank) in the British Army and Royal Marines, denoting the most senior non-commissioned officer in a battalion, regiment or company.
  4. (Singapore, qualifier:plural sergeant majors) An appointment (not a rank) in the Singapore Army and National Cadet Corps, denoting the most senior non-commissioned officer in a battalion, regiment, company or unit.
  5. A pintano, (Abudefduf saxatilis), a species of damselfish.
  6. Abrota ganga, a butterfly of Southeast Asia.

Forms

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Deriveds

sergeant major loach · company sergeant major · regimental sergeant major · sergeant-majorly · staff sergeant major

Translations (22)

vi thượng sĩ (sergeant major) · sh стожерни наредник (sergeant major) · ko 특무상사 (sergeant major) · ru старшина́ (sergeant major) · sh stožerni narednik (sergeant major) · es sargento mayor (sergeant major) · sv regementsförvaltare (sergeant major) · ru ста́рший сержа́нт (sergeant major) · ga maorsháirsint (sergeant major) · it sergente maggiore (sergeant major) · ko 원사 (sergeant major) · fi sotilasmestari (sergeant major) · pl starszy sierżant (sergeant major) · sv militärmästare (sergeant major) · gv ard-harjant (sergeant major) · mk главен наредник (sergeant major) · el ανθυπασπιστής (sergeant major) · pt sargento-mor (sergeant major) · de Hauptfeldwebel (sergeant major) · sh стожерна наредница (sergeant major) · fr sergent-major (sergeant major) · sh stožerna narednica (sergeant major)