technical sergeant

noun

: a noncommissioned officer in the air force ranking above a staff sergeant and below a master sergeant

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Orest Schur, a former technical sergeant, was sentenced Friday by Adams County District Court Judge Caryn Datz on second-degree murder and attempted second-degree murder, according to a news release from the Adams County District Attorney’s Office. Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 18 Aug. 2025 Alyx is a technical sergeant and most recently worked as a unit deployment manager. Jo Yurcaba, NBC news, 8 Aug. 2025 The former, a technical sergeant in Company D, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, parachuted into Neuville-au-Plain and was killed in an intense gunfight. Emily Krauser, People.com, 24 July 2025 Fleischer, a veteran of the Illinois Air National Guard, retired as a technical sergeant after 10 years before entering a 39-year career with AT&T, according to his campaign website. Samantha Moilanen, Chicago Tribune, 10 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for technical sergeant

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First Known Use

1920, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of technical sergeant was in 1920

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“Technical sergeant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/technical%20sergeant. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

Kids Definition

technical sergeant

noun
: an enlisted person in the air force with a rank just below a master sergeant
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