drillmasters

Military discipline teachers

Drillmasters are instructors who train others in military exercises or other disciplined routines.

The term extends to any strict, demanding teacher who emphasizes repetition and precision: The piano teacher was a drillmaster who insisted on scales for an hour each day.

The singular is drillmaster.

military

sergeant

Mid-level military rank

parade · infantry · platoon · squadron · brigade · command · tactics · maneuver · captain · lieutenant

instruction

trainer

One who conditions others

teaching · guidance · demonstration · commands · repetition · correction · technique · fundamentals · basics · skills

discipline

strictness

Inflexibility in enforcement

  • rigorStrict, thorough precision
  • obedienceCompliance with authority
  • orderMethodical arrangement or request

structure · regimen · control · rules · enforcement · standards · expectations · accountability · precision · conformity

training

practice

Repeated work toward mastery

rehearsal · routine · preparation · development · improvement · mastery · endurance · stamina · workout · physical

Opposites
teaching style and authority

drillmasterscoddlers

Those who pamper excessively

training intensity

drillmasterspushovers

Those easily persuaded

softies · slackers · free spirits

Family

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