staff sergeant
noun
U.S. Air Force. a noncommissioned officer ranking below a technical sergeant and above an airman first class.
U.S. Army. a noncommissioned officer ranking below a sergeant first class and above a sergeant.
U.S. Marine Corps. a noncommissioned officer ranking below a gunnery sergeant and above a sergeant.
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Origin of staff sergeant
First recorded in 1805–15
Words nearby staff sergeant
staff nurse, staff of aesculapius, staff of life, staff officer, staff section, staff sergeant, staff sergeant major, staffa, staffer, staffman, stafford
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Example sentences from the Web for staff sergeant
It was on this day that my nephew, Staff-Sergeant Nickson, was wounded.
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British Dictionary definitions for staff sergeant
staff sergeant
noun military
British a noncommissioned officer holding a rank between sergeant and warrant officer and employed on administrative duties
US
- (in the Army) a noncommissioned officer who ranks above sergeant and below sergeant first class
- (in the Air Force) a noncommissioned officer who ranks above airman first class and below technical sergeant
- (in the Marine Corps) a noncommissioned officer who ranks above sergeant and below gunnery sergeant
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