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.

Origin of staff sergeant

First recorded in 1805–15

Example sentences from the Web for staff sergeant

  • It was on this day that my nephew, Staff-Sergeant Nickson, was wounded.

    Five Months at Anzac |Joseph Lievesley Beeston

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
  1. (in the Army) a noncommissioned officer who ranks above sergeant and below sergeant first class
  2. (in the Air Force) a noncommissioned officer who ranks above airman first class and below technical sergeant
  3. (in the Marine Corps) a noncommissioned officer who ranks above sergeant and below gunnery sergeant