sergent-major
French, noun/sɛʁ.ʒɑ̃.ma.ʒɔʁ/
sergent-major is spelled S-E-R-G-E-N-T-M-A-J-O-R (12 letters). Sergent-major is a French masculine noun meaning “senior sergeant” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Grade militaire”.
What does sergent-major mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinesenior sergeant
- 2
masculinesergeant-major
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Grade militaire. 2. Type de plume métallique qui permettait une écriture très fine.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of sergent-major
- sergent-majors plural
- sergent-majore feminine
- sergents-majors plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce sergent-major?
- /sɛʁ.ʒɑ̃.ma.ʒɔʁ/
- \sɛʁ.ʒɑ̃.ma.ʒɔʁ\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.