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单词 drillmaster
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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.

Origin of drillmaster

First recorded in 1865–70; drill1 + master

Words nearby drillmaster

drill down, drilling, drilling mud, drilling platform, drilling rig, drillmaster, drill pipe, drill press, drill rig, drillship, drillstock
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Example sentences 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
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