drillmaster

[ dril-mas-ter, -mah-ster ]

noun

1. a person who trains others in something, especially routinely or mechanically.
2. Military. a person who instructs in marching drill.

drillmaster

/ ˈdrɪlˌmɑːstə /

noun

1. obsolete.
   Also calleddrill sergeant a military drill instructor
2. a person who instructs in a strict manner

Word History and Origins

Origin of drillmaster¹

First recorded in 1865–70; drill ¹ + master

Example Sentences

To become an excellent drillmaster means simply that you have mastered a detail.

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As a mathematical instructor I imagine Wrigley was a good drillmaster rather than an inspiring teacher.

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They were getting very tired of the drill, and in the humor to nag and balk the drillmaster.

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Another calls Grant a great drillmaster, exhibiting him as the teacher of his own generals.

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He was the drillmaster of the American Revolution, but he was also its greatest student of the human mind and heart.

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