top sergeant

noun

, Military Slang.

1. a first sergeant.

Word History and Origins

Origin of top sergeant¹

First recorded in 1915–20

Example Sentences

She and Lancaster, the top sergeant, join forces to become a red-hot romantic team, their scene on the beach being one to cause the screen to sizzle, and almost going overboard.

From Los Angeles Times

“Look, Sergeant,” the colonel said, his voice lowering now, the brightness fading from his eyes, fading into a stone and hardness, “If I want to think you’re Jewish, then you are gonna be Jewish. If I want you to eat matzo balls instead of pizza, then you’ll do it. I like men under my command to jump at everything I say. Especially my top sergeant.”

From Literature

Worst of all, they might turn him over to some tough top sergeant to be taught ‘a lesson.’

From Literature

A Special Forces captain and his top sergeant filed a rebuttal entirely blaming the accident on mistakes made by the B-1B crew.

From Washington Times

Sergeant Simpson, who had been bumped up to top sergeant, was more or less leading the whole platoon.

From Literature