driller

noun

Definition of drillernext
as in teacher

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Recent Examples of driller In the driller's cabin atop the rig, screens display real-time metrics sent back from underground sensors — data that's simultaneously being monitored from company headquarters in Houston. — Pippa Stevens, CNBC, 5 Sep. 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
  • Election officials originally had blocked the retired teacher from the primary ballot.
    — Dan Mangan, CNBC, 1 Nov. 2026
  • Another student and teacher were also injured during the attack.
    — Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Money, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of teacher
Noun
  • Metzger is one of the class instructors in the Quest program, teaching a wide variety of subjects.
    — Myrna Petlicki, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2026
  • On Sunday, Sam Guichelaar, a flight instructor, tweeted about receiving a copyright infringement notice from Starlink for torrenting the TV show.
    — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 2 Nov. 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 7 Nov. 2026.

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