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One who gives practical instructions in military tactics and the use of arms.

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Usage examples (33)
  • -- one you can trust, 'he said, and fondled her hastily, much as a gentle kind of drillmaster straightens a fair pupil's shoulders.
  • It was sword practice, and the drillmaster picked out one of his recruits.
  • Today Sanguinet spoke as a Guildsman to a brother, not as a drillmaster belittling a recruit.
  • Making notations on a clipboard, the woman stalked back and forth like a disgusted drillmaster.
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