drill instructor
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5.1
- noun
- /drɪl ɪnˈstrʌktər/
:
instructor de instrucción
- I served with the Corps from 1968 to 1972, putting in two tours in Vietnam and had Hazardous Duty pay that was rightfully taken away when I returned stateside and was assigned as a Drill Instructor at MCRD, San Diego.
- Marine drill instructor
- Army drill instructor
- Corps drill instructor
OK, so that was this, this drill instructor we had named Sergeant Arnold.
- OK, so that was this, this drill instructor we had named Sergeant Arnold.
- A lot of them were Vietnam era combat Marines that were drill instructors.
- And I took that free time and I walked straight up to my senior drill instructor, snapped to attention and said, senior drill instructors really like to speak to you, Sir.
- And my drill instructor comes to me and says, Chad, you need to go see medical.
- The only two guys the the senior drill instructor.
- I would work with whatever drill instructors they see.
- And I, I, I leaned over to the drill instructor and I said, I you don't care if they succeed.
Examples
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The scene reminded Lando of a recruit standing in front of her drill instructor.
Fiction book (1991) -
He served as a drill instructor prior to World War II, and later fought in the South Pacific.
Blog text (10) -
I will be your drill instructor.
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And my drill instructor comes to me and says, Chad, you need to go see medical.
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Some of the kids turn to watch, and the drill instructor charges forward, yelling.
Fiction book (2000) -
I am your senior drill instructor, Career Sergeant Zim!
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You wonder how long they served as drill instructors in the Marine Corps.
Academic text (1994) -
I am Gunnery Sergeant Hartman, your senior drill instructor.
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The Afghan drill instructors were as competent and had the same cocky swagger as American ones.
Academic text (2011) -
The drill instructor shouted commands to ensure all recruits followed the marching steps accurately.
Synonyms
1
7.7
A soldier who trains new soldiers in marching and discipline
1
5.0
A person who makes others repeat exercises to improve skills
A person who leads and trains recruits in military exercises
How Strict
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a person who trains recruits by repeated exercises' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'drill' (to train by repeated exercises) with 'instructor' (a person who teaches). This is a regular compositional compound following common English noun-building patterns and would be predictable for a B1 learner who knows both constituent meanings.
Etymology
Drill instructor comes from drill, meaning repeated practice, and instructor, a teacher. Imagine a teacher making new soldiers repeat the same movements over and over until they learn them, so a drill instructor is 'a person who trains new soldiers'.