sergeant major (English, noun)
expansion: sergeant major (plural sergeant majors or sergeants major)
Senses:
glosses: A senior non-commissioned 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.
tags: Canada
qualifier: plural sergeants major
glosses: 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.
tags: US
qualifier: plural sergeant majors
glosses: 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.
tags: British
qualifier: plural sergeant majors
glosses: 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.
tags: Singapore
glosses: A pintano, (Abudefduf saxatilis), species of damselfish.
glosses: Abrota ganga, a butterfly of Southeast Asia.
Forms:
form: sergeant majors
tags: plural
form: sergeants major
tags: plural