Usually means: Senior non-commissioned officer, leadership role.
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  1. first sergeant: Merriam-Webster
  2. first sergeant: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. first sergeant: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. first sergeant: Vocabulary.com
  5. first sergeant: Wordnik
  6. first sergeant: Wiktionary
  7. first sergeant: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  8. first sergeant: Infoplease Dictionary
  9. First sergeant, first sergeant: Dictionary.com
  10. First Sergeant, First sergeant: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  11. first sergeant: Rhymezone
  12. first sergeant: FreeDictionary.org
  13. first sergeant: Mnemonic Dictionary
  14. first sergeant: TheFreeDictionary.com

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Definitions from Wiktionary (first sergeant)

noun:  (US) In the United States Army, a non-commissioned officer ranking above sergeant first class and below sergeant major; equal in rank to a master sergeant but with greater command authority.
noun:  (US) In the United States Marine Corps, a non-commissioned officer ranking above gunnery sergeant and below sergeant major or master gunnery sergeant; equal in rank to a master sergeant, but with command rather than technical responsibilities.
noun:  (US) In the United States Air Force, an appointment (not a rank) for the senior member of enlisted personnel in a squadron or other unit. The appointment is usually held by a master sergeant.

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