Definition
Military or police officers who rank above ordinary soldiers or officers but below commissioned officers like lieutenants.
Etymology
From Old French 'sergeant' (servant), derived from Latin 'serviens' (serving one). The military rank emerged in medieval armies as a distinction for experienced soldiers in command roles.
Kelly Says
Sergeants are often considered the backbone of military operations because they're the link between the high-level strategy of officers and the ground-level reality of soldiers—they translate orders into actions.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ሰርժንት (Serzhent)
ser-jen-t
ARالعربية
رقيب أول (Raqib awwal)
ra-keeb aw-wal
BNবাংলা
সার্জেন্ট (Sarjento)
sar-jen-to
CACatalà
sergents
ser-zhän
CSČeština
seržanti
ser-zhan-tee
DADansk
sergent
ser-gen-t
DEDeutsch
Sergeanten
ser-gen-ten
ELΕλληνικά
λοχίας (Lochías)
lo-kee-as
ESEspañol
sargentos
sar-hen-tohss
FAفارسی
سرباز (Serbāz)
ser-baaz
FISuomi
vääpeli
väh-peh-li
FRFrançais
sergents
ser-zhän
GUGU
સરજન્ટ (Sarjanto)
sar-jan-to
HEעברית
סרג'נטים (Sergantīm)
ser-gan-teem
HIहिन्दी
नायब सूबेदार (Nayab Subedar)
na-yab soo-be-dar
HUMagyar
százados
shooz-a-doss
IDBahasa Indonesia
sergent
ser-jen
ITItaliano
sergenti
ser-jen-tee
KKKK
сержант (Serjant)
ser-jan-t
KMKM
សេរ៉េន (Sere-n)
se-re-n
KO한국어
중위 (Jung-wi)
jung-wi
MRMR
सर्जेन्ट (Sarjento)
sar-jen-to
MSBahasa Melayu
sergent
ser-jen
MYမြန်မာ
ဗိုလ်မှူး (Bo-lhmū)
bo-l-moo
NLNederlands
sergeanten
ser-gen-ten
NONorsk
sergeant
ser-gen-t
PAPA
ਸਰજੈਂਟ (Sarjēnt)
sar-jen-t
PLPolski
sergenci
ser-jen-tsi
PTPortuguês
sargentos
sar-jen-tohs
RORomână
sergenți
ser-jen-ti
RUРусский
сержанты (Serzhanty)
ser-zhan-ty
SVSvenska
sergeant
ser-jen-t
SWKiswahili
serjenti
ser-jen-tee
TAதமிழ்
மத்திய அதிகாரி (Maththiya Adhikarī)
math-thi-ya ad-hi-ka-ree
TEతెలుగు
సర్జెంట్ (Sarjēnt)
sar-jen-t
THไทย
สิบโท (Sip-to)
sip-to
TLTL
sergente
ser-hen-teh
TRTürkçe
serjeler
ser-je-ler
UKУкраїнська
сержанти (Serzhanty)
ser-zhan-ty
URاردو
سربدار (Sarb-dār)
sar-b-dar
VITiếng Việt
trung sĩ
trung-see
ZH中文
军士长 (Jūn shì zhǎng)
joon shee zhang
ZUZU
uMntwana
oom-nt-wa-na