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staff sergeant
noun
: a noncommissioned officer ranking in the army above a sergeant and below a platoon sergeant or sergeant first class, in the air force above a sergeant and below a technical sergeant, and in the marine corps above a sergeant and below a gunnery sergeant
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Early life post-war During World War II, while working as a civilian at Maxwell Army Air Corp Field in Montgomery, Farrior fell in love with a young staff sergeant named Donald David Slesnick.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 24 Feb. 2024
Sergeant Rivers was posthumously promoted to staff sergeant, and Specialists Sanders and Moffett were posthumously promoted to sergeant.
—Peter Baker, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2024
One was an Air Force staff sergeant, another an airman police officer and the third was a 19-year-old scheduled to begin his Air Force training in May, according to Judd.
—Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 5 Mar. 2024
Instead, the staff sergeant sent Texas guardsmen to investigate, Danley wrote.
—Holly Yan, CNN, 27 Jan. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1920, in the meaning defined above
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“Staff sergeant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/staff%20sergeant. Accessed 8 Jun. 2024.
Kids Definition
staff sergeant
noun
: a military enlisted person with a rank just below that of platoon sergeant in the army, below that of gunnery sergeant in the marines, and below that of technical sergeant in the air force
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