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Sergeant major

noun

A noncommissioned officer serving as chief administrative officer of a headquarters unit of the Army. Synonym: command sergeant major.

Large blue-grey black-striped damselfish; nearly worldwide. Synonym: Abudefduf saxatilis.

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"Sergeant major" Quotes from Famous Books

... against us with his tribe, who killed some of our people and set fire to the houses. It was therefore resolved to send thither a troop of one hundred and twenty men. The burghers under their company, the English under the Sergeant Major Van der Hyl (who within a few days had offered his services and was accepted), the veteran soldiers under Pieter Cock, all under the command of Mr. La Montagne, proceed hence in three yachts, land in Scouts Bay on Long Island, ...

— Narrative of New Netherland • J. F. Jameson, Editor

... he caught sight of the girls standing there, but no sign of recognition did he make. He was too anxious to be considered a soldier for that. Steadiness was one of the primary principles knocked into the minds of recruits by the Sergeant Major. ...

— The Major • Ralph Connor

Words linked to "Sergeant major" : Abudefduf, sergeant, genus Abudefduf, demoiselle, damselfish