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

Examples of staff sergeant in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Woody served in the United States Army Air Corps 1942-1946 and attained the rank of staff sergeant. —Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2025

Jabbar enlisted in the Army in 2007, transferred to the Army Reserve in 2015 and left military service in 2020 with the rank of staff sergeant. —Jim Mustian, Jack Brook, Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 2025

Jabbar, 42, was a U.S. citizen from Texas who served in the Army from 2007 to 2020, including a year or deployment in Afghanistan, and retired as a staff sergeant. —Brad Dress, The Hill, 2 Jan. 2025

But by June, the staff sergeant was headed to San Antonio. —Dawn Sawyer, CNN, 28 Nov. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1920, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for staff sergeant

• argent

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