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DRILL MASTER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does drill master mean? 

DRILL MASTER (noun)
  The noun DRILL MASTER has 1 sense:

1. a noncommissioned officer who instructs recruits in military marching and disciplineplay

  Familiarity information: DRILL MASTER used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


DRILL MASTER (noun)


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 master" 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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