staff sergeant

noun

: a noncommissioned officer ranking in the army above a sergeant and below a platoon sergeant or sergeant first class, in the air force above a sergeant and below a technical sergeant, and in the marine corps above a sergeant and below a gunnery sergeant

Examples of staff sergeant in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Chen, a staff sergeant who served in the Armored Corps, had been stationed at the Gaza border on October 7. —Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2025

In this early starring role, Farrell played a young American lieutenant in a Nazi POW camp who has to defend a Black soldier accused of killing a racist staff sergeant. —Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2025

The family of an Air Force staff sergeant killed while riding his motorcycle on a military base during his lunch break is seeking to revive their lawsuit. —Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 15 Oct. 2025

The 29-year-old proudly posted about his official promotion to staff sergeant on his Instagram story, complete with a cheeky caption aimed at the controversy. —Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 27 Sep. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1920, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for staff sergeant

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Kids Definition

staff sergeant

noun

: a military enlisted person with a rank just below that of platoon sergeant in the army, below that of gunnery sergeant in the marines, and below that of technical sergeant in the air force