Definition of "drillmaster" [drill•mas•ter]

• A drill instructor. (noun)
• An instructor given to extremely rigorous training. (noun)

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• "-- one you can trust, 'he said, and fondled her hastily, much as a gentle kind of drillmaster straightens a fair pupil's shoulders."
• "And she has been trying to silence her inner drillmaster."
• "He went to see Bronzini, his old chess mentor, a sweet-natured man and not-so-willing drillmaster."