Drill sergeant
Instructor and drill sergeant are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Instructor" instead a noun phrase "Drill sergeant".
Instructor
Instructor noun - A person whose occupation is to give formal instruction in a school.
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Synonyms for Instructor
Drill sergeant and instructor are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Drill sergeant" instead a noun "Instructor".
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Related pairs
- master and drill sergeant
- master and instructor
- mentor and drill sergeant
- mentor and instructor
- lecturer and drill sergeant
- lecturer and instructor
- head and drill sergeant
- head and instructor
- governor and drill sergeant
- governor and instructor
- director and drill sergeant
- director and instructor
- supervisor and drill sergeant
- supervisor and instructor
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- Anyone who's been in the military will have heard this at least once from their Drill Sergeant/Instructor.
- Once the Drill Sergeant/Instructor gives this speech and actively implements mental and physical activities designed to reinforce it, his task is then to build the recruits up with mental and physical activities and training so that they *will* prove him wrong.
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Drill Sergeant Nasty: The swimming instructor from episode 4 runs her swimming lessons like this.
Source: Manga / Golden Boy
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Instructor and Drill sergeant. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/drill_sergeant/instructor
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