Search results for ‘sergeant first class’
English Dictionary (1-3 of 3)
- sergeant
- ['sɒːʤənt]
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- 1. a noncommissioned officer in certain armed forces, usually ranking above a corporal
- 2. (in Britain) a police officer ranking between constable and inspector
- 3. (in the US) a police officer ranking below a captain
- 4. See sergeant at arms
- 5. a court or municipal officer who has ceremonial duties
- 6. (formerly) a tenant by military service, not of knightly rank
- 7. C12: from Old French sergent, from Latin servi e ns, literally: serving, from serv i re to serve
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- first
- [f3ːst]
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- 1. coming before all others; earliest, best, or foremost
- 2. ( as noun )
- 3. preceding all others in numbering or counting order; the ordinal number of one . Often written: 1st
- 4. rated, graded, or ranked above all other levels
- 5. denoting the lowest forward ratio of a gearbox in a motor vehicle
- 6. denoting the highest part assigned to one of the voice parts in a chorus or one of the sections of an orchestra
- 7. denoting the principal player in a specific orchestral section
- 8. the beginning;...
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- class
- [klɒːs]
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- 1. a collection or division of people or things sharing a common characteristic, attribute, quality, or property
- 2. a group of persons sharing a similar social position and certain economic, political, and cultural characteristics
- 3. (in Marxist theory) a group of persons sharing the same relationship to the means of production
- 4. the pattern of divisions that exist within a society on the basis of rank, economic status, etc
- 5. ( as modifier )
- 6. a group of pupils or students who are...
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Examples (1-5 of 98)
- the sergeant numbered his men off from the right
→ number off
- a station sergeant
→ station
- the child of a person's first cousin is his first cousin once removed
→ removed
- first appearances are deceptive
→ appearance
- the crowd blanked her for the first four numbers
→ blank
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