first sergeant
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nounDefinition of FIRST SERGEANT
1
: a noncommissioned officer serving as the chief assistant to the commander of a military unit (as a company or squadron)
2
: the rank of a first sergeant; specifically : a rank in the army above a sergeant first class and below a sergeant major and in the marine corps above a gunnery sergeant and below a master gunnery sergeant
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circa 1860
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