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Definition of Master sergeant
1. Noun. A senior noncommissioned officer in the Army or Marines.
Definition of Master sergeant
1. Noun. (American English) 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. ¹
2. Noun. (American English) A non-commissioned officer in the United States Marine Corps, ranking above gunnery sergeant and below master gunnery sergeant or sergeant major. ¹
3. Noun. (American English) A non-commissioned officer in the United States Air Force, ranking above technical sergeant and below senior master sergeant. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Master Sergeant
Literary usage of Master sergeant
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Writings in Prose and Verse of Rudyard Kipling by Rudyard Kipling (1899)
"... -master-sergeant's wife in five years. ... -master-sergeant, whin he plases
to give you the job out av charity; ..."
2. Report of the Proceedings by Church congress (1892)
"... Quarter-master sergeant, Staff Clerk. I SHOULD like to draw the attention of
this meeting to a circumstance that came under my notice some years ago, ..."
3. History of Hanover Academy by David Barnes Ford (1899)
"years and re-enlisted Quarter master sergeant, February i1, 1864, and was killed
while in charge of wagon train on the Red River Expedition under Gen. ..."
4. The Enlisted Experience: A Conversation With the Chief Master Sergeants of edited by Janet R. Daly Bednarek (1995)
"Establishing the Chief master sergeant Kohn: You've brought up the Chief Master
... Of course, the basic job description of the Chief master sergeant of the ..."
5. Documentary History of the American Revolution: Consisting of Letters and by Robert Wilson Gibbes (1857)
"William Fletcher, Qr.-master Sergeant,...July 15, 1778, Discharg'd ... Daniel Simpson,
Qr.-master Sergeant,....During the war Sick in Gen. ..."
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