gunnery sergeant

American  

noun

Marine Corps.

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

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Etymology

Origin of gunnery sergeant

An Americanism dating back to 1960–65

Example Sentences

Matt served multiple tours in Iraq and Afghanistan as an infantry squad leader and gunnery sergeant in the Marine Corps.

From Slate • Apr. 1, 2026

McDonald was an active-duty gunnery sergeant stationed with the Marine Corps Logistic Operations Group in Twentynine Palms, according to the district attorney’s office.

From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2024

Marine gunnery sergeant Joe Federico and his wife, Shelley, who sued the company in 2012 over mold exposure they said made them and their daughter sick.

From Reuters • Nov. 1, 2018

For Mr. Fay, a gunnery sergeant who had trained with the squad that was ambushed and had been transferred to a different platoon only the night before, the scene was heart-wrenching.

From New York Times • Mar. 11, 2018

“I remember when I first met him like it was yesterday,” says Richard Gregory, who was Van Riper’s gunnery sergeant in Mike Company.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell