sergeant major
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Tweet n. pl. sergeants major or sergeant majors 1. a. Used as a title for a noncommissioned officer serving as chief administrative assistant of a headquarters unit of the US Army or Marine Corps. b. One who holds this title. 2. Chiefly British A noncommissioned or warrant officer of the highest rank in a company or unit of battalion size. 3. A damselfish (Abudefduf saxatilis) of warm seas, having a flattened body with dark vertical stripes. |
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