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drillmaster

[ dril-mas-ter, -mah-ster ]
/ ˈdrɪlˌmæs tər, -ˌmɑ stər /
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noun

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

Words related to drillmaster

authoritarian, bully, stickler, tyrant, despot, taskmaster, enforcer

Words nearby drillmaster

drill tower, drilling, drilling mud, drilling platform, drilling rig, drillmaster, drillship, drillstock, drily, drin, drina

Origin of drillmaster

First recorded in 1865–70; drill1 + master
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Examples from the Web for drillmaster

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

    The Armed Forces Officer|U. S. Department of Defense

  • Clark is not as good a drillmaster as Dillon, not enough vivacity and life.

    An Artilleryman's Diary|Jenkin Lloyd Jones

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

    Si Klegg, Book 6 (of 6)|John McElroy

British Dictionary definitions for drillmaster

drillmaster
/ (ˈdrɪlˌmɑːstə) /

noun

Also called: drill sergeant obsolete a military drill instructor
a person who instructs in a strict manner
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012