master sergeant

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master sergeant

noun master sergeants

  1. US A non-commissioned officer in the United States Army, ranking above sergeant first class and below sergeant major; equal in grade and pay to a first sergeant.
  2. US A non-commissioned officer in the United States Marine Corps, ranking above gunnery sergeant and below master gunnery sergeant or sergeant major.
  3. US A non-commissioned officer in the United States Air Force, ranking above technical sergeant and below senior master sergeant.

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@misc{master_sergeant_2026,
  title = {master sergeant},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/master%20sergeant},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}