technical sergeant

American

noun

U.S. Air Force.

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

technical sergeant British

noun

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

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As a young man, Technical Sergeant Lear flew 52 combat missions over Nazi Germany.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 6, 2023

Air Force Technical Sergeant Jack Fe Torres described how a mold problem persisted in a Balfour Beatty house that his family lived in at Sheppard Air Force Base.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 26, 2022

The couple even had their first interview to become foster parents before all their belongings had arrived at Vance Air Force Base from Italy, where Gutierrez, 39, a Technical Sergeant with the U.S.

From Fox News • Dec. 17, 2021

One of the men in the photograph was my mother’s oldest brother, Technical Sergeant L.H.

From Time • Jan. 6, 2016

Technical Sergeant Christopher Smith, 33, could have faced a year in prison and being kicked out of the Air Force with a bad conduct discharge.

From Reuters • Aug. 3, 2012

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