drillmaster
Example Sentences
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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
General Stewart was an ideal superintendent in such a conception: 31 years an infantryman, an expert and exacting drillmaster.
From Time Magazine Archive
Not all educators agree with O'Leary's aims or his drillmaster methods.
From Time Magazine Archive
The sight of the short, fat, bald drillmaster, with his wig awry, endeavoring to climb a little tree was too much for the dignity of the boys and they burst into a roar of laughter.
From The Hilltop Boys A Story of School Life by Burleigh, Cyril
