sargento

Definitions of sargento
  1. noun
    a lawman with the rank of sergeant
    synonyms: sargento de policía
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    type of:
    oficial de la ley
    an officer of the law
  2. noun
    any of several noncommissioned officer ranks in the Army or Air Force or Marines ranking above a corporal
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    types:
    sargento primero
    a sergeant in the Army above the rank of staff sergeant and below master sergeant
    sargento de reclutamiento
    a sergeant deputized to enlist recruits
    sargento mayor
    a noncommissioned officer serving as chief administrative officer of a headquarters unit of the Army
    type of:
    suboficial
    a military officer appointed from enlisted personnel
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