top sergeant
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of top sergeant
First recorded in 1915–20
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His gravel-voiced oratory beats at the unwary with the brass of a top sergeant and the blarney of a sideshow barker.
From Time Magazine Archive
The brightest of the new situation shows is You'll Never Get Rich, starring Funnyman Phil Silvers as an Army top sergeant with a heart of solid larceny.
From Time Magazine Archive
Another convert was hardy Mohammed ben Chickh, only a year ago top sergeant in a crack F.L.N. commando outfit.
From Time Magazine Archive
It used to be that a top sergeant made two or three times as much as the lowest ranks.
From Time Magazine Archive
Sergeant Simpson, who had been bumped up to top sergeant, was more or less leading the whole platoon.
From "Fallen Angels" by Walter Dean Myers
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