technical sergeant

American  

noun

U.S. Air Force.

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

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technical sergeant British  

noun

1. a noncommissioned officer in the US Marine Corps or Air Force ranking immediately subordinate to a master sergeant

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Etymology

Origin of technical sergeant

First recorded in 1955–60

Example Sentences

Puello-Mota held the rank of technical sergeant when he forced to leave the guard in October 2022 because of the criminal case, said Don Veitch, a spokesperson for the Massachusetts National Guard.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 10, 2024

His father was a technical sergeant and, Cian said, "ordered the missile parts for the initial bombing of Afghanistan."

From Salon • Dec. 15, 2022

In Tennessee, a former Air Force technical sergeant hoarded nearly 18,000 bottles from dollar stores across two states, hocking them for up to $70 apiece on Amazon until the retailer pulled the plug.

From Washington Post • Mar. 26, 2020

A half-dozen feet or so to his right, John Chapman, an Air Force technical sergeant acting as the unit’s radioman, lay wounded in the snow.

From New York Times • Aug. 27, 2016

At Ewa Mooring Mast Field, a technical sergeant was peering through the lens of a camera at his three-year-old son.

From "Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand