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drillmaster
[ dril-mas-ter, -mah-ster ]
noun
- a person who trains others in something, especially routinely or mechanically.
- Military. a person who instructs in marching drill.
drillmaster
/ ˈdrɪlˌmɑːstə /
noun
- obsolete.Also calleddrill sergeant a military drill instructor
- a person who instructs in a strict manner
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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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