technical sergeant

noun

, U.S. Air Force.

a noncommissioned officer ranking below a master sergeant and above a staff sergeant.

technical sergeant

a noncommissioned officer in the US Marine Corps or Air Force ranking immediately subordinate to a master sergeant

First recorded in 1955–60

I got to work at once checking up on that technical sergeant.

A couple of mechanics and a technical sergeant were standing by the wing.

"All set and ready, as you ordered, sir," the technical sergeant said.

The technical sergeant-major, Smyrk by name, was a wizard with an internal combustion engine.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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