‖sersant, noun
/sɛrˈsant/
- Forms:
- Also with initial capital.
- Origin:
- Afrikaans.
Sergeant.
- Note:
- Used especially to designate an Afrikaans-speaking police sergeant, or to allude to the predominance of Afrikaans-speakers in the police force.
1971 A. Mendelow in Convocation Commentary (Univ. of Witwatersrand) Apr. 9‘Man’, says Koos, ‘when my sersant tells me to patrol these koppies, I patrol these blerrie koppies’.
1992 S. Vollenhoven in South 27 Feb. 15The naked Sersant from the narcotics squad says she was merely making a quick buck.
Sergeant.
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