Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gunnery sergeant

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.70 in modern English

Syllables: gun-nery sergeant
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A non-commissioned officer of rank E-7 in the United States Marine Corps, ranking above a staff sergeant and below a master sergeant or first sergeant.

American usage

Usage

American usage

Inflected Forms

gunnery sergeants (plural)

Questions

What does gunnery sergeant mean?: A non-commissioned officer of rank E-7 in the United States Marine Corps, ranking above a staff sergeant and below a master sergeant or first sergeant.

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