sergeant

Definitions of sergeant
  1. noun
    any of several noncommissioned officer ranks in the Army or Air Force or Marines ranking above a corporal
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    ronselaar
    a sergeant deputized to enlist recruits
    majoor, sergeant-majoor
    a noncommissioned officer serving as chief administrative officer of a headquarters unit of the Army
  2. noun
    an English barrister of the highest rank
  3. noun
    a device (generally used by carpenters) that holds things firmly together
    synonyms: klembeugel, lijmklem, lijmknecht, lijmpers, lijmschroef, lijmtang
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    lijmklem, lijmknecht, lijmschroef, lijmtang, steenanker
    a clamp for holding pieces of wood together while they are glued
  4. noun
    a clamp for holding pieces of wood together while they are glued
    synonyms: lijmklem, lijmknecht, lijmschroef, lijmtang, steenanker
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    type of:
    klembeugel, lijmklem, lijmknecht, lijmpers, lijmschroef, lijmtang
    a device (generally used by carpenters) that holds things firmly together
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