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staff sergeant

staff sergeant noun: a non-commissioned officer in the armed forces of several countries, ranking above a sergeant (or, in the US Air Force, above a senior airman).

Noun

staff sergeant (plural staff sergeants)

  1. A non-commissioned officer in the armed forces of several countries, ranking above a sergeant (or, in the US Air Force, above a senior airman).
    Synonyms:
    staff
  2. A nymphalid butterfly, Athyma selenophora, of tropical and subtropical Asia.

Synonyms of staff sergeant

Forms of staff sergeant

pluralstaff sergeants

Questions about staff sergeant

What does staff sergeant mean?
Staff sergeant means a non-commissioned officer in the armed forces of several countries, ranking above a sergeant (or, in the US Air Force, above a senior airman).
What part of speech is staff sergeant?
Staff sergeant is a noun.
What is the plural of staff sergeant?
The plural of staff sergeant is staff sergeants.

Words near staff sergeant in the dictionary

  1. staff of Asclepius
  2. staff of life
  3. staff officer
  4. staff officers
  5. staff out
  6. staff sergeant
  7. staff sergeant major
  8. staff sergeants
  9. staff sling
  10. staff slings
  11. staff surgeon

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