platoon sergeant
noun
: a noncommissioned officer normally with the rank of sergeant first class in the U.S. Army and with the rank of staff sergeant in the U.S. Marine Corps
Note: Platoon sergeant was formally its own rank in both the U.S. Army and U.S. Marines.
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Director Perry, a military veteran, based Snoop's character on his old platoon sergeant. 
Clark Collis, EW.com, 11 July 2022 Director Perry, a military veteran, based the latter character on his old platoon sergeant. Clark Collis, EW.com, 7 June 2022 Separately on the base, the former platoon sergeant of the Bravo Company platoon involved in the sinking will face an administrative separation board. San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Jan. 2022 The lowest-ranking Marines facing boards are two enlisted men who were staff sergeants in July 2020 — the former platoon sergeant and the vehicle commander of the track that sank. San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Feb. 2022 Separately, the unnamed former platoon sergeant of the Bravo Company platoon involved in the sinking will face an administrative separation board. Justin Ray, Los Angeles Times, 5 Jan. 2022 In the last weeks of World War II, in Italy, an exploding shell so racked his body that a platoon sergeant gave him a shot of morphine on the battlefield. David M. Shribman, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2021 He was deployed in the 1991 Gulf War and served in Korea and Germany before being deployed to Iraq in 2005 while serving as a platoon sergeant in the 3rd Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division at Fort Benning, Georgia. Deena Zaru, ABC News, 16 Dec. 2021 Over just a few days, 50 percent of the 40-man platoon was wounded in a series of IED attacks, including the platoon sergeant and other experienced Marines. Andrew Dyer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Nov. 2021 See More
Clark Collis, EW.com, 11 July 2022 Director Perry, a military veteran, based the latter character on his old platoon sergeant. Clark Collis, EW.com, 7 June 2022 Separately on the base, the former platoon sergeant of the Bravo Company platoon involved in the sinking will face an administrative separation board. San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Jan. 2022 The lowest-ranking Marines facing boards are two enlisted men who were staff sergeants in July 2020 — the former platoon sergeant and the vehicle commander of the track that sank. San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Feb. 2022 Separately, the unnamed former platoon sergeant of the Bravo Company platoon involved in the sinking will face an administrative separation board. Justin Ray, Los Angeles Times, 5 Jan. 2022 In the last weeks of World War II, in Italy, an exploding shell so racked his body that a platoon sergeant gave him a shot of morphine on the battlefield. David M. Shribman, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2021 He was deployed in the 1991 Gulf War and served in Korea and Germany before being deployed to Iraq in 2005 while serving as a platoon sergeant in the 3rd Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division at Fort Benning, Georgia. Deena Zaru, ABC News, 16 Dec. 2021 Over just a few days, 50 percent of the 40-man platoon was wounded in a series of IED attacks, including the platoon sergeant and other experienced Marines. Andrew Dyer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Nov. 2021 See More Word History
First Known Use
1890, in the meaning defined above
Kids Definition
platoon sergeant
noun
: a noncommissioned officer in the army ranking above a staff sergeant