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

Travis Decker is a former US Army infantryman and staff sergeant with eight years of service, including five months in Afghanistan, according to a US Army spokesperson. —Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 8 June 2025

The transit cop was also a staff sergeant with the U.S. Army Reserves and volunteered to go to Iraq in 2005. —Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 26 May 2025

In addition to Fogel, that deal omitted several other Americans imprisoned in Russia, including musician Michael Travis Leake, U.S. Army staff sergeant Gordon Black and Russian-American ballerina Ksenia Karelina. —Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 11 Feb. 2025

Country singer Craig Morgan shares two most impactful moments in his military career During his time in the military, Morgan served as a staff sergeant and fire support specialist. —Ashley Hume, Fox News, 3 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1920, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for staff sergeant

• argent

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