sergeant first class

noun

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

Meanings

nounsergeant first class (plural sergeants first class)

plural sergeants first class

  1. USArmyA non-commissioned officer in the United States Army, ranking above a staff sergeant and below a master sergeant or first sergeant.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna sergeant in the Army above the rank of staff sergeant and below master sergeant

Broader

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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Chicago

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