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sergeant major
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Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 (context Canada English) A senior non-commissioned appointment in the Army of a company or unit, directly responsible to the officer in charge for their soliders' performance, standards, discipline, morale, welfare, et al, that can be held by a Warrant ...
Wikipedia
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The sergeant major or píntano ( Abudefduf saxatilis ) is a species of damselfish . It grows to a maximum length of about .
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Sergeant \Ser"geant\, n. [F. sergent, fr. L. serviens, -entis, p. pr. of servire to serve. See Serve , and cf. Servant .] [Written also serjeant . Both spellings are authorized. In England serjeant is usually preferred, except for military officers. In ...
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Never mind that old sergeant major of yours won't lie down, you're not doin' any ironing. ▪ Why would the command sergeant major want to talk to you?
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. a noncommissioned officer serving as chief administrative officer of a headquarters unit of the army large blue-gray black-striped damselfish; nearly worldwide [syn: Abudefduf saxatilis ]
Usage examples of sergeant major.
What had Sergeant Major Bywaters said as he had thrust the leather gag into Sharpe's mouth?
On the first night that Smith set the picquets, Regimental Sergeant Major Harper, hidden in a thicket of blackberries, put a bullet into a tree trunk beside the Captain.
It takes a particularly stupid officer to get on the wrong side of the sergeant major.
The drummer boys always administered the floggings, a small element of mercy in a bestial punishment, but Hakeswill made certain that the two biggest and strongest boys were given the task and then he collected the two whips from the Sergeant Major and made the boys practise on a tree trunk.
There, the deputy corps commander and the corps sergeant major waited to receive the body of their former commander.