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master gunnery sergeant
noun
: a noncommissioned officer in the marine corps ranking above a master sergeant
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Johnson’s dad was a Marine master gunnery sergeant.
—Nick Watt, CNN, 1 Dec. 2022
Inori Killion, 17, a master gunnery sergeant in the North San Diego Young Marines, was admitted into the Young Marines Advanced Leadership School and trained with 30 members of the youth organization from around the country.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Sep. 2020
The group’s events chairman, Mike Lewis, a retired Marine master gunnery sergeant, was in charge of finding the replacement.
—Linda McIntosh, sandiegouniontribune.com, 15 Mar. 2018
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First Known Use
1958, in the meaning defined above
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“Master gunnery sergeant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/master%20gunnery%20sergeant. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.
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master gunnery sergeant
noun
: a noncommissioned officer of the highest rank in the marines
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