sergeant

Universal Words noun (abbreviation Sergt, Sgt) 1 a member of one of the middle ranks in the army and the air force, below an officer: Sergeant Salter seealsoFLIGHTSERGEANT, STAFFSERGEANT 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 seealsoSARGE