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drillmaster

noun

Definition of drillmaster

as in teacher

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Recent Examples of drillmaster Lynch, in particular, is a standout, weaving together a drillmaster persona, an occasional anxiousness, and a winking humor. — BostonGlobe.com, 15 Sep. 2022

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But the public school teachers there just received bonuses from the parish government.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 9 Sep. 2026
Border Patrol agent Charles Exum shot Marimar Martínez, a teacher’s assistant, five times and then bragged about it.

— Jesus Chuy Garcia, Chicago Tribune, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of teacher

Noun

The gathering place is beach club Nammo, with its poolside restaurant and watersports instructors, smack in front of Bo’a break.

— Michelle Jana Chan, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Sep. 2026
Like Guidera, Walsh also works as a surf instructor with a similar goal to instill confidence in his students.

— Maddie Connors, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of instructor

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Now a new Cherry Orchard, the work of another Australian auteur, Simon Stone, has put down roots in the cavernous drill hall of the Park Avenue Armory, and the angry young tutor goes even further.

— Sara Holdren, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026
Her parents divorced early and shared custody across film and TV sets in Colorado and California and beyond, with Dakota and a nanny and a tutor and her half brother running between them.

— Alessandra Codinha, Vogue, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of tutor

Noun

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

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