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DESK SERGEANT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does desk sergeant mean?
• DESK SERGEANT (noun)
The noun DESK SERGEANT has 1 sense:
1. the police sergeant on duty in a police station
Familiarity information: DESK SERGEANT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The police sergeant on duty in a police station
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
desk sergeant; deskman; station keeper
Hypernyms ("desk sergeant" is a kind of...):
police sergeant; sergeant (a lawman with the rank of sergeant)
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