color sergeant - a sergeant in a color guard who carries one of the colors

first sergeant, sergeant first class - a sergeant in the army above the rank of staff sergeant and below master sergeant

gunnery sergeant - a noncommissioned officer ranking above a staff sergeant in the marines

master sergeant - a senior noncommissioned officer in the army or air force or marines

noncom, noncommissioned officer - a military officer appointed from enlisted personnel

recruiting-sergeant - a sergeant deputized to enlist recruits

staff sergeant - a noncommissioned officer ranking above corporal and below sergeant first class in the army or marines or above airman 1st class in the air force

technical sergeant - a noncommissioned officer ranking below a master sergeant in the air force or marines

desk sergeant, deskman, station keeper - the police sergeant on duty in a police station

law officer, lawman, peace officer - an officer of the law

sergeant major - a noncommissioned officer serving as chief administrative officer of a headquarters unit of the army

barrister - a British lawyer who speaks in the higher courts of law