/ Dictionary / Index S staff sergeant: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: staff' ser'geant Pronunciation: [key] a noncommissioned officer ranking below a technical sergeant and above an airman first class. a noncommissioned officer ranking below a sergeant first class and above a sergeant. a noncommissioned officer ranking below a gunnery sergeant and above a sergeant. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. staff section staff sergeant major Related Content Daily Word Quiz: acquiesce Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language