drillmaster

ˈdrɪlˌmæstər

Definition of drillmaster - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

education

Rare

strict instructor in any field

Rare

The drillmaster ensured everyone followed the rules precisely.

disciplinarian

taskmaster

army training

TECH.

military instructor for marching drills

TECH.

The drillmaster shouted commands during the parade practice.

instructor

sergeant

trainer

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Origin of drillmaster

Dutch, dril (to exercise) + meester (master)

Examples of drillmaster in a sentence

As a drillmaster, she demanded excellence from her students.
The drillmaster corrected their posture during training.
As a drillmaster, he was known for his strictness.

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French:instructeur sévère, sergent instructeur, ...
German:Drillmeister, Exerziermeister, ...
Italian:istruttore, sergente istruttore, ...
Spanish:instructor, instructor de marcha, ...
Portuguese:instrutor rigoroso, instrutor de marcha, ...
Chinese:教官, 操练教官, ...
Japanese:教官, ドリルマスター, ...
Arabic:مُدَرِّب صَارِم, مُدَرِّب العُرُوض العَسْكَرِيَّة, ...
Hebrew:מַדְרִיךְ קַפְּדָנִי, מַדְרִיךְ צְבָאִי, ...
Russian:инструктор, инструктор по строевой подготовке, ...
Ukrainian:інструктор, інструктор з маршування, ...
Hindi:प्रशिक्षक, ...
Bengali:ড্রিলমাস্টার, সামরিক প্রশিক্ষক, ...
Catalan:instructor estricte, sergent instructor, ...
Czech:drilér, výcvikový instruktor, ...
Danish:drillmester, drillinstruktør, ...
Dutch:drillinstructeur, drillmeester, ...
Greek:εκπαιδευτής, εκπαιδευτής παρέλασης, ...
Hungarian:kiképző, alaki kiképző, ...
Khmer:គ្រូបង្ហាត់តឹងរ៉ឹង, គ្រូបង្វឹកកងទ័ព, ...
Korean:교관, 훈련 교관, ...
Persian:مربی سخت‌گیر, مربی رژه, ...
Polish:instruktor, instruktor musztry, ...
Portuguese (BR):instrutor rigoroso, instrutor de marcha, ...
Romanian:instructor, instructor de marș, ...
Swedish:drillmästare, drillinstruktör, ...
Thai:ผู้ฝึกสอนที่เข้มงวด, ครูฝึกเดินแถว, ...
Turkish:eğitmen, askeri eğitmen, ...
Vietnamese:người hướng dẫn nghiêm khắc, huấn luyện viên diễu hành, ...

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