drill instructor

Noun

Meaning

a noncommissioned officer who instructs recruits in military marching and discipline

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

drill master coach skipper tutor instructor mentor educator teacher trainer noncom drillmaster drill sergeant military examining drillmasters military instructor
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Antonyms

player pupil noob mentee fresh from the oven

Hypernyms

noncommissioned officer noncom enlisted officer

Examples

Now, as the drill instructor forced the prisoners to run around the boot camp like mules, it drove Dio not knowing if she was okay. Source: Internet

It took D'Onofrio nine months to shed the excess weight. citation citation * R. Lee Ermey as Gunnery Sergeant Hartman, a Parris Island drill instructor who trains his recruits to transform them into Marines. Source: Internet

Ermey actually served as a U.S. Marine drill instructor during the Vietnam War. Source: Internet

He was at Paris Island and Camp Lejeune as a drill instructor. Source: Internet

He served in the Army Air Corps, first as a drill instructor and then teaching meteorology at air bases around the country. Source: Internet

The 20-year-old, Taylor, Mich., native reportedly had an altercation with his drill instructor, Gunnery Sgt. Joseph Felix, moments before the fall, according to a Corps investigation. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

drill hoe drill hole drill in drill into drill jig drill line