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Meanings of drill sergeant in English

Spanish
instructor militar
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Military training officer.

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Examples for "drill instructor"
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The captain dismissed the drill instructor and said he'd handle the case himself.
The new yorker
2
The answer: Bring on Jean Martinet, the original drill instructor.
Anonyponymous: the forgotten people behind everyday words
3
Am getting quite good at being thrown against the wall by the drill instructor.
My Life, My Tapes
4
At 17 he became the youngest Marine drill instructor, according to the TCM website.
Reuters
5
In 1887 I was appointed gymnastic and drill instructor to the Collegiate Institute, Peterboro'.
A Soldier's Life: Being the Personal Reminiscences of Edwin G. R...
Usage of drill sergeant in English
1
My drill sergeant would have taken him over me in a second.
John Winchester’s Journal
2
I got it during basic training, courtesy of our beloved drill sergeant.
Dear John
3
Accordingly a drill sergeant was appointed to instruct us on these points.
Idle Ideas in 1905
4
Luca Comar stood in front of them, like some masterful drill sergeant.
The Neutronium Alchemist
5
He was woken by someone roaring out orders like a drill sergeant.
Tetrarch (Well of Echoes)
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When my own daughter needs a drill sergeant more than she needs me?
Cold springs
7
Open the door! He had a nice loud voice, a drill sergeant voice.
Skin Trade
8
The only good thing is we've got a first-rate drill sergeant.
The Yeoman Adventurer
9
Napoleon, as a drill sergeant, would have been hard to bear.
The Forerunner, Volume 1 (1909-1910)
10
Hunter himself, like most of the drill sergeant types, tended to wear black.
Cold springs
11
She was elected drill sergeant for the college girls of the New York University.
Kelly Miller's History of the World War for Human Rights
12
I like to think of it as a balance between cheerleader and drill sergeant.
Wired
13
Our drill sergeant said guns could be funny like that.
All You Need Is Kill
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Apparently he felt this was an appropriate time to use his drill sergeant voice.
Terminal Compromise
15
All the things a coach or drill sergeant would do.
Fight Club
16
Jim Crowe had the appearance and deep, booming voice of a marine drill sergeant.
Confessions of a wall street analyst: a true story of inside inf...
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