Definition of Sergeant first class

1. Noun. A sergeant in the Army above the rank of staff sergeant and below master sergeant.

Exact synonyms: First Sergeant
Specialized synonyms: Orderly Sergeant
Generic synonyms: Sergeant

Definition of Sergeant first class

1. Noun. (US Army) A non-commissioned officer in the United States Army, ranking above a staff sergeant and below a master sergeant or first sergeant. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sergeant First Class

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serfs
serfship
serfships
sergeancies
sergeancy
sergeant
sergeant-at-arms
sergeant-at-law
sergeant-major
sergeant-majorly
sergeant-majors
sergeant at arms
sergeant baker
sergeant fish
sergeant major
sergeant major loach
sergeantcies
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sergeanties
sergeantries
sergeantry
sergeants
sergeants-at-arms
sergeants-major
sergeants major
sergeantship

Literary usage of Sergeant first class

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidentsby United States President, James Daniel Richardson by United States President, James Daniel Richardson (1916)
"... shall be added to each battery of mountain artillery 1 packmaster (sergeant, first class), 1 assistant packmaster (sergeant), and 1 cargador (corporal). ..."

2. American Medicine (1906)
"CHARLES W. CRAMER, sergeant first class, will be placed upon the retired list upon his own application.— Captain THOMAS J. KIRKPATRICK, assistant surgeon,. ..."

3. A Source-book of Military Law and War-time Legislation by John Henry Wigmore, United States War Dept. Committee on Education and Special Training (1919)
"... there shall be added to each mountain artillery headquarters company one packmaster (sergeant, first class), one assistant packmaster (sergeant), ..."

4. A Complete Handbook for the Hospital Corps of the U.S. Army and Navy and by Charles Field Mason (1909)
"When an allotment of funds for the repair of a hospital or quarters of a sergeant first class has been made, the officer in charge will be notified of the ..."

5. Military and Naval Recognition Book: A Handbook on the Organization by Joel William Bunkley (1918)
"... sergeant first class, Corps of Engineers; sergeant, first class, Signal Corps; electrician sergeant, first class, Coast Artillery Corps; ..."

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