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master sergeant

American

noun

Army, Air Force, Marine Corps. a noncommissioned officer ranking next to the highest noncommissioned officer.
U.S. Air Force. a noncommissioned officer of one of the three top enlisted grades.

master sergeant British

noun

a senior noncommissioned officer in the US Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps and certain other military forces, ranking immediately below the most senior noncommissioned rank

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Etymology

Origin of master sergeant

First recorded in 1930–35

Example Sentences

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He did reach the rank of command sergeant major near the end of his service, but he officially retired one rank below as a master sergeant.

From BBC • Aug. 8, 2024

And for nearly all that time, he was a model soldier, given awards for meritorious service and promoted all the way up to master sergeant in charge of training young tank crews.

From New York Times • Dec. 21, 2023

He was able to move up the ranks to master sergeant, serving for more than two decades.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 11, 2023

The writer retired as a master sergeant from the Air Force.

From Washington Post • Apr. 6, 2023

I was now a platoon sergeant, a cadet master sergeant, and the youngest senior noncommissioned officer in the entire corps.

From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore

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