Sar-Majorn.
/sɑːˈmeɪdʒə/ Military colloquial.
= sergeant-major n. 2 (Frequently used as a form of address.)
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society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > leader or commander > officer by rank > [noun] > sergeant-major
first sergeant1776
sergeant-major1802
company sergeant major1813
S.M.1890
top1898
top sergeant1898
major1901
RSM1913
top cutter1917
top kick1918
Sar-Major1919
top soldier1926
Sarn't-major1946
1919 W. H. Downing Digger Dial. 43 Sarmajor, Sergeant-major.
1958 P. Scott Mark of Warrior i. 26 Thank you, Sar-Major. I congratulate you on your staff.
1969 D. Clark Nobody's Perfect iii. 109 There's some..think because a man's been a sar' major he'll want to turn the place into a training depot.
1974 P. McCutchan Call for Simon Shard i. 6 What's up, Sar-Major?
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1982; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
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