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sergeant major

Syllabification: (ser·geant ma·jor)
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Definition of sergeant major

noun

  • 1a noncommissioned officer in the US Army or Marine Corps of the highest rank, above master sergeant and below warrant officer.
  • 2a warrant officer in the British army.
  • 3a fish with boldly striped sides that lives in warm seas, typically on coral reefs.
    • Abudefduf saxatilis, family Pomacentridae

sergeant major in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of sergeant major in the British & World English dictionary