master sergeant
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- noun
- /ˈmæstər ˈsɜrdʒənt/
- Specialized
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- Boivin, a 47-year-old retired Army master sergeant, and Army Sgt. Maj. William Lubbers, 43, both of Fayetteville, were among the four veterans killed in the accident.
- retired master sergeant
- Army master sergeant
- Marine master sergeant
I was an active duty master Sergeant at the tip of the spear, having a decent family life.
- I was an active duty master Sergeant at the tip of the spear, having a decent family life.
- And he was promoted in the field several times over to become a master Sergeant and was decorated twice for bravery in battle.
- I think my detachment years later, everybody made master Sergeant the same time, like an entire senior team with guys with multiple deployments.
Examples
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You left as a master sergeant of a heavy weapons platoon.
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My father was a master sergeant in the infantry, Sgt. Clyde E. Diehl.
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Yeah, he was a master sergeant.
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You ought to be a master sergeant by now.
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My daddy was a master sergeant in the army.
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I was a master sergeant in the Marine Corps.
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He was a master sergeant in a special assault unit.
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He's a retired master sergeant and a Vietnam vet who knows the post inside and out.
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Green thinks of his father, Frank, a retired Marine Corps master sergeant and 20-year veteran.
Academic text (2000) -
My daddy was a master sergeant in the army.
Synonyms
A senior rank in the U.S. Air Force for experienced members who are not officers
Antonyms
How Senior
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly built from 'master' (a person with authority or higher status) plus 'sergeant' (a non-commissioned officer), so a learner who knows both words can infer it denotes a more senior sergeant or higher-ranking NCO. While the exact position in a specific military hierarchy may be conventional, the overall sense of a senior noncommissioned officer is transparently derivable from the constituents.
Etymology
Master sergeant combines master (an expert or chief) and sergeant (a soldier who helps lead others). The image is of a very experienced sergeant with extra skill and responsibility, so the term means a 'senior' soldier who helps lead others.