staff sergeant

/stæf ˌsɑrdʒənt/
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Other forms: staff sergeants

Definitions of staff sergeant
  1. noun
    a noncommissioned officer ranking above corporal and below sergeant first class in the Army or Marines or above airman 1st class in the Air Force
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    type of:
    sergeant
    any of several noncommissioned officer ranks in the Army or Air Force or Marines ranking above a corporal
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