sarge

[ sahrj ]

noun

, Informal.

1. sergeant.

sarge

/ sɑːdʒ /

noun

1. informal.
   sergeant: used esp as a term of address

Word History and Origins

Origin of sarge¹

By shortening and respelling

Example Sentences

Salmon not only serves as captain of the boat; he is known affectionately as “Sarge” to his fellow shipmates.

From Los Angeles Times

They were vetted by the club's founder and leader, a South Yorkshire prison officer and "unashamed white supremacist" who called himself 'Sarge'.

From BBC

“We got one hit. Get me a medic here for sarge,“ he yells.

From Washington Times

He had indelible turns as Wimpy in “Popeye,” as a small-town man who claims to have been abducted and probed by aliens in “Waiting for Guffman,” and as the voice of Sarge in Pixar’s “Cars” trilogy.

From Washington Post

The man, a World War II veteran, addressed Mr. Cario as “Sarge” when they met, and proposed that they “get through this together,” Mr. Cario recalled.

From New York Times