Synonyms of sergeant

sergeant

noun

as in lieutenant

Related Words

• lieutenant
• captain
• police
• sheriff
• peace officer
• police force
• trooper
• constabulary
• marshal
• 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

Dissimilar Words

• civilian

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of sergeant

As potential intermingling threatened this segregation, a white sergeant started berating the Black troops who already had their trays, shouting at them to dump their food and clear the room. — Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2026

The charges in that case were ultimately dropped for insufficient evidence, and Stivers was promoted from sergeant to lieutenant in July. — Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 8 Aug. 2026

More recently, 12-year-old Jacob Freytes, the son of a retired NYPD sergeant, was killed on July 25 after he was hit by a stray bullet while riding his bike outside a Bronx bodega. — Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 1 Aug. 2026

Prosecutors cited a statement from a CHP sergeant with nearly three decades in law enforcement who described the impact the attack had on him and his son. — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 29 July 2026