gunnery sergeant

nounMarine Corps.

a noncommissioned officer ranking above a staff sergeant and below a first or master sergeant.

Origin of gunnery sergeant

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An Americanism dating back to 1960–65

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How to use gunnery sergeant in a sentence

Tawanda "Tee" Hanible, a gunnery sergeant in the Marine Corps, was among them.
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An old gunnery sergeant commanded the platoon in the absence of the lieutenant, who had been shot and was out of the fight.
"And they thought we wouldn't fight" | Floyd Gibbons

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