drillmaster

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The flamboyant “colonel,” as Forbes styled himself, struck Brown as the perfect drillmaster for the volunteer force he planned to train.

From BusinessWeek • Oct. 19, 2011

Thus the precise drillmaster came to grips with the wielder of superlative power.

From Time Magazine Archive

Not all educators agree with O'Leary's aims or his drillmaster methods.

From Time Magazine Archive

General Stewart was an ideal superintendent in such a conception: 31 years an infantryman, an expert and exacting drillmaster.

From Time Magazine Archive

But he was more than a drillmaster, fundamental as that is.

From Charles Edward Putney An Appreciation by Various