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senior master sergeant
noun
: a noncommissioned officer in the air force ranking above a master sergeant and below a chief master sergeant
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His dad, Terry, is an Iowa native who was senior master sergeant, working in corrosion control.
—Tim Carman, Washington Post, 20 Dec. 2023
Teixeira is still an active-duty airman first class, and a senior master sergeant has been designated to maintain regular contact with him, the lawyers said.
—Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 27 Apr. 2023
Now a retired Air Force senior master sergeant, Holland, 57, recalls the early years of his life, growing up on military bases across the United States and the rural, wide-open spaces of Missouri, his parents’ home state.
—Vincent T. Davis, ExpressNews.com, 24 Aug. 2020
Mack’s father was a senior master sergeant in the U.S. Air Force.
—Madeleine Parrish, The Arizona Republic, 24 Oct. 2022
The air force senior master sergeant died by suicide in July while in military custody.
—New York Times, 15 Oct. 2021
In 2018, Gonyea retired as a senior master sergeant after 25 years in the Air Force.
—Vincent T. Davis, ExpressNews.com, 27 Jan. 2020
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First Known Use
circa 1962, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of senior master sergeant was
circa 1962
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“Senior master sergeant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/senior%20master%20sergeant. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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senior master sergeant
noun
: a noncommissioned officer in the air force with a rank just below that of chief master sergeant
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