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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A noncommissioned rank in the US Marine Corps that is above master sergeant and equivalent to the position of sergeant major.
- noun One who holds this rank.
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- noun military, US A
non-commissioned officer of rank E-9 in the United States Marine Corps, ranking above amaster sergeant /first sergeant and below awarrant officer . It is equal in grade tosergeant major
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