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DRILL INSTRUCTOR
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Dictionary entry overview: What does drill instructor mean?
• DRILL INSTRUCTOR (noun)
The noun DRILL INSTRUCTOR has 1 sense:
1. a noncommissioned officer who instructs recruits in military marching and discipline
Familiarity information: DRILL INSTRUCTOR used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A noncommissioned officer who instructs recruits in military marching and discipline
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
drill instructor; drill master
Hypernyms ("drill instructor" is a kind of...):
enlisted officer; noncom; noncommissioned officer (a military officer appointed from enlisted personnel)
Domain category:
armed forces; armed services; military; military machine; war machine (the military forces of a nation)
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