driller

noun

Definition of drillernext
as in teacher

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Recent Examples of driller The setup The Sugar Land, Texas offshore oil driller’s stock is relatively flat over the last 12 months, but up more than 20% in 2026 and on the verge of a major breakout. — Jay Woods, CNBC, 21 Jan. 2026 By the second week of December, the driller reached a depth of 1,450 feet and struck oil sands. — David Goldman, CNN Money, 5 Jan. 2026 The driller responsible for it, Patton Exploration, solicited companies to extend a pipeline to the oil well to capture the gas and evaluated whether the gas could be used to mine bitcoin. — ProPublica, 4 Sep. 2025 The new company, called Caturus, is a tie up of two Kimmeridge investments — a Louisiana liquefied natural gas export project called Commonwealth LNG, plus the fast-growing natural gas driller Kimmeridge Texas Gas. — Christopher Helman, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for driller
  1. teacher
  2. instructor
  3. drillmaster
Noun
  • Schiltz added that any aggrieved teacher can file a complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
    — Riley Moser, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Police said on Sunday the gunman had previously had an air gun confiscated by a teacher last year, and had watched violent content online, using social media to learn how to use a firearm.
    — Kocha Olarn, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of teacher
Noun
  • By 2021 only 32% had that status, and the rest were adjunct instructors or contract faculty.
    — Paul Osterman, The Conversation, 11 Aug. 2026
  • At the time that the law firm's report was released, Clower's name was listed as an instructor on the website of a dance school for children and teenagers in Texas.
    — Ava Berger, NPR, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of instructor
Noun
  • Lynch, in particular, is a standout, weaving together a drillmaster persona, an occasional anxiousness, and a winking humor.
    — BostonGlobe.com, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Sep. 2022
Definition of drillmaster

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“Driller.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/driller. Accessed 17 Aug. 2026.

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