Synonyms of sergeant

sergeant

noun

as in lieutenant

Synonyms & Similar Words

• lieutenant
• captain
• police
• sheriff
• peace officer
• police force
• trooper
• constabulary
• marshal
• marshall
• inspector
• man
• detective
• patrolman
• officer
• policeman
• private investigator
• operative
• investigator
• heat
• private eye
• policewoman
• private detective
• cop
• dick
• sleuth
• police officer
• lawman
• gendarme
• copper
• plainclothesman
• constable
• gumshoe
• sleuthhound
• bobby
• hawkshaw
• flatfoot
• sherlock
• fuzz
• bull
• shamus

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• civilian

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of sergeant

State police said a sergeant who was in the area stationed themselves in the center median of I-84 in Farmington where the driver was spotted shortly thereafter. —Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 9 Dec. 2024

She was promoted to detective and sergeant in 2013 and to detective squad commander in 2021. —Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 9 Dec. 2024

The Tesla crashed into the police sergeant’s 2021 Chevrolet Trailblazer in Newbury near the Central Street overpass. —Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 3 Dec. 2024

The resolution, which was approved by the Antioch City Council 4-0 on Tuesday night, will pay the department’s sergeants, corporals, officers, community service officers, and dispatch personnel who work extra shifts double-time pay, which is twice the standard rate. —Hema Sivanandam, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024