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An English and French occupational surname for a servant derived from the Latin serviens, literally meaning "serving."
Sargent didn't denote a military rank until the 16th century, when it took on the sense of "a non-commissioned officer".

Pronounced: SAHR-juhnt

Famous real-life people named Sargent

Sargent Claude Johnson, American artist.
Sargent Shriver, American statesman and the first director of the U.S. peace Corps.
John Singer Sargent, American portrait artist.

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