Sergeant

Sergeant

Sergeant (normally abbreviated to Sgt) is a rank used in some form by most militaries, police forces, and other uniformed organizations around the world. Its origins are the Latin serviens, "one who serves", through the French term Sergent.

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Famous quotes containing the word sergeant:

    “It’s fear of being afraid that frightens me more than anything else.”
    —Jerome Cady, U.S. screenwriter, and Lewis Milestone. Sergeant Clinton (Farley Granger)

    “We don’t murder, we kill.... You don’t murder animals, you kill them.”
    —Samuel Fuller, U.S. screenwriter. Sergeant (Lee Marvin)

    “A sergeant of the lawe, war and wys,
    That often hadde been at the Parvys,
    Ther was also, ful riche of excellence.”
    —Geoffrey Chaucer (1340?–1400)