Advertisement

Advertisement

View synonyms for drillmaster

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
“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


Discover More

Word History and Origins

Origin of drillmaster1

First recorded in 1865–70; drill 1 + master
Discover More

Example Sentences

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

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

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

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

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

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement


drilling rigdrill pipe