sergeant first class

sergeant first class

noun U.S. Army.
a noncommissioned officer ranking next above a staff sergeant and below a first or master sergeant.

Origin:
1945–50, Americanism

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sergeant first class

noun
a sergeant in the Army above the rank of staff sergeant and below master sergeant [syn: first sergeant
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