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master sergeant

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.05 in modern English

Syllables
mas-ter sergeant
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A non-commissioned officer in the United States Army, ranking above sergeant first class and below sergeant major; equal in grade and pay to a first sergeant.

American usage

noun

A non-commissioned officer in the United States Marine Corps, ranking above gunnery sergeant and below master gunnery sergeant or sergeant major.

American usage

noun

A non-commissioned officer in the United States Air Force, ranking above technical sergeant and below senior master sergeant.

American usage

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Military.

Inflected Forms

master sergeants (plural)

Questions

What does master sergeant mean?
A non-commissioned officer in the United States Army, ranking above sergeant first class and below sergeant major; equal in grade and pay to a first sergeant.

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