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FIRST SERGEANT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A sergeant in the Army above the rank of staff sergeant and below master sergeant
Synonyms:
first sergeant; sergeant first class
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("first sergeant" is a kind of...):
sergeant (any of several noncommissioned officer ranks in the Army or Air Force or Marines ranking above a corporal)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "first sergeant"):
orderly sergeant (the first sergeant of a company; duties formerly included the conveyance of orders)