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  • 1Color sergeant — Col or ser geant See under {Sergeant}. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 2color sergeant — noun a sergeant in a color guard who carries one of the colors (Freq. 3) • Hypernyms: ↑sergeant * * * noun 1. : a sergeant in a color guard who carries one of the colors 2. : a Salvation Army soldier appointed as a flag bearer * * * a sergeant… …

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  • 3color sergeant — a sergeant who has charge of battalion or regimental colors. [1805 15] * * * …

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  • 4color-sergeant — n. Ensign, standard bearer …

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  • 5Sergeant — 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… …

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  • 6sergeant — 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… …

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  • 7Sergeant major — 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… …

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  • 8Sergeant-at-arms — 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… …

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  • 9Color guard — This article is about the military color guard. For information about the flag, rifle, and sabre auxiliary units associated with high school and university marching bands and drum and bugle corps, see Color guard (flag spinning). United States… …

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  • 10sergeant — Synonyms and related words: G man, MP, NCO, acting corporal, acting sergeant, bailiff, beadle, beagle, bound bailiff, captain, catchpole, centurion, chief of police, chief warrant officer, color sergeant, commissioner, constable, corporal, deputy …

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