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Meaning of "drill sergeant" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DRILL SERGEANT

drill sergeant  [drɪl ˈsɑːdʒ ənt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DRILL SERGEANT

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adjective
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Drill sergeant is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DRILL SERGEANT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

drill sergeant

Drill instructor

A drill instructor is a non-commissioned officer in the armed forces or police forces with specific duties that vary by country. In the United States armed forces, they are assigned the duty of indoctrinating new recruits entering the military into the customs and practices of military life. In the Air Force, they are known as Military Training Instructors and must be referred to as "sir" or "ma'am" by recruits. The United States Army refers to them as Drill Sergeant and recruits address them as such. In the U.S. Navy, they are called Recruit Division Commanders. In the United States Marine Corps they are called Drill Instructors. In the U.S. Coast Guard, they are referred to as Company Commanders. Outside of the U.S., they are assigned the duty of instructing recruits in drill commands only.

Definition of drill sergeant in the English dictionary

The definition of drill sergeant in the dictionary is a non-commissioned officer responsible for providing training in military drill, amongst other things.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DRILL SERGEANT


connascent
kəˈneɪs ənt
conservant
kənˈsɜːv ənt
constringent
kənˈstrɪndʒ ənt
contabescent
ˌkɒntəˈbɛs ənt
corrodent
kəˈrəʊd ənt
energy-efficient
ˌɛnədʒɪɪˈfɪʃ ənt
equipotent
ˌiːkwɪˈpəʊt ənt
erodent
iːˈrəʊd ənt
frondescent
frɒnˈdɛs ənt
fuel-efficient
ˌfjuːəlɪˈfɪʃ ənt
student
ˈstjuːdənt
subsequent
ˈsʌbsɪkwənt
talent
ˈtælənt
torrent
ˈtɒrənt
tournament
ˈtʊənəmənt
transparent
trænsˈpærənt
treatment
ˈtriːtmənt
Vincent
ˈvɪnsənt
wasn´t
ˈwɒzənt
wouldn´t
ˈwʊdənt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DRILL SERGEANT

driftwood
drifty
drill
drill down
drill pipe
drill press
drill string
drillability
drillable
driller
drilling
drilling fluid
drilling mud
drilling platform
drilling rig
drilling ship
drillmaster
drillship
drillstock
drily

WORDS THAT END LIKE DRILL SERGEANT

beauty pageant
buck sergeant
chief master sergeant
colour sergeant
creant
Dashing White Sergeant
detective sergeant
exigeant
flight sergeant
intransigeant
lance sergeant
master sergeant
meant
pageant
platoon sergeant
quartermaster sergeant
senior master sergeant
sergeant
staff sergeant
technical sergeant

Synonyms and antonyms of drill sergeant in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «drill sergeant» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DRILL SERGEANT

Find out the translation of drill sergeant to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of drill sergeant from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «drill sergeant» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

教官
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

sargento de instrucción
570 millions of speakers

English

drill sergeant
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ड्रिल सार्जेंट
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

حفر رقيب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

строевой подготовке
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

sargento
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ড্রিল সার্জেন্ট
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

sergent
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Sarjan gerudi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Drill-Sergeant
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

鬼軍曹
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

드릴 상사
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pengeboran sersan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

khoan trung sĩ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

உடற்பயிற்சி காவலர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ड्रिल सार्जेंट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Eğitim çavuşu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

trapano sergente
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wiertarka sierżant
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

стройової підготовки
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

sergent
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

τρυπάνι λοχία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

boor sersant
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

drill sergeant
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

drillsersjant
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of drill sergeant

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DRILL SERGEANT»

The term «drill sergeant» is regularly used and occupies the 97.989 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DRILL SERGEANT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «drill sergeant» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «drill sergeant» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about drill sergeant

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2 QUOTES WITH «DRILL SERGEANT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word drill sergeant.
1
Brett Favre
If you grew up in a household with a football coach who looks like a drill sergeant, you would think you would be tough.
2
Sherrilyn Kenyon
My father was a drill sergeant, and I've always had that mentality drilled into me of 'you've got to do better, you've got to do better.' I just try to listen to the characters. That's what works for me.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DRILL SERGEANT»

Discover the use of drill sergeant in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to drill sergeant and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Ebony
HE is a construction worker, corporate executive, college president, drill sergeant , airline pilot, mother, wife, teacher, friend. She is todays Black woman, a central figure in the transformation of the male and female image. Among the many role ...
2
Ebony
That became apparent to Staff Sgt. Mark A. Clifton as he entered the last round of a national competition to determine the Army's best drill sergeant. On paper, he seemed ready, having survived basic training and having excelled in his ...
3
Analysis and Design of Advice
At some point in the story, the movie script puts him in the army, facing a shouting drill sergeant, the latter resembling here a politically correct and less expletive- ladden tribute to Stanley Kubrick's Gunnery Sgt. Hartmann of Full Metal Jacket, ...
Ivan Jureta, 2011
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Operation Excellence: Succeeding in Business and Life, the ...
There really wasn't an honorable way out. I was stuck. There was nowhere to go but forward. The drill sergeant got into me right off the bat, correctly identifying me as someone who needed extra work. Nothing in my experience had adequately ...
Mark C. Bender, 2004
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Military Police Corps 50th Year
He has performed in a wide variety of leadership positions, both as a military policeman and as a drill sergeant. Positions have included patrol leader, squad leader, MPI supervisor, traffic investigator, physical security inspector, senior MP  ...
DIANE Publishing Company
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Coffee, Tea Or Me (Serving with Pride) & Inspirations from ...
He told us to address him at all times as drill Sergeant Mack and that our names were now private with our last name. Drill Sergeant Mack's voice made us move like we were on speed or something. We knew that he meant business.
Veronica Edmiston, 2003
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Jet
ARMED FORCES Black Woman Drill Sergeant Captures Year's Best Honors knowledge of soldiering skills and best teacher of recruits. Jordan, who was on the commandant's list at drill sergeant school, reflected on how overwhelming the  ...
8
The Secretary of the Army's Senior Review Panel Report on ...
Currently, the Drill Sergeant Course and Instructor Training Course do not prepare trainers to handle sexual harassment/misconduct challenges that confront them in the IET environment. The POSH training the Panel reviewed used simplistic ...
9
Miranda Revealed
The anger in Drill Sergeant Boyd's face told everyone he was going to kill his friend come hell or high water. The group watched with stricken faces as the blade came down with such force; it would have passed right through a normal man ...
T. J. Henley, 2012
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Sincerely Love
He asked. “Drill Sergeant. Yes. Drill Sergeant!” I replied. “You married Private?” “ Drill Sergeant. No. Drill Sergeant!” I answered. “Private, she back home waiting on you?” “Drill Sergeant. No, she is at college. Drill Sergeant.” “And you joined the ...
Joyce Mae, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DRILL SERGEANT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term drill sergeant is used in the context of the following news items.
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Muse – Drones
The latter isn't a song, but rather a dialogue between a drill sergeant and a soldier who is being trained into submission. “Psycho” takes this ... «mxdwn.com, Jul 15»
2
NASCAR | Auto racing: Sprint Cup rules changes put spotlight on …
In the commercial, a drill sergeant-like crew chief forces Logano to use a jackhammer, sit in a grocery cart being pushed over a parking lot full ... «Columbus Dispatch, Jul 15»
3
EXCLUSIVE: Fort Jackson could lose only 200 jobs in Army …
Drill Sergeant Sgt. 1st Class Danielle Brooks encourages soldiers of Bravo Company 2/39th Infantry Regiment, 165th Infantry Brigade during ... «The State, Jul 15»
4
Rebranding Yourself For The Civilian Workforce Isn't As Challenging …
The minute the bus door opened and my drill sergeant came on board at Fort Jackson, South Carolina, I knew I was about to undergo a ... «Task & Purpose, Jul 15»
5
“It's what I always wanted to do”
... and we had a female inspector, a female sergeant and a female drill sergeant, so it shows how good the opportunities are for women. «Buteman, Jul 15»
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Looking for a supercop: Who can save the Israel Police from itself?
Though an ex-IDF general could act in the capacity of a drill sergeant, whipping the police into shape, he argued, the amount of time it would ... «The Times of Israel, Jul 15»
7
Northwestern State basketball camps changing with the times
McConathy said camps used to be run "more like drill sergeant camps" in the past, but a more jovial atmosphere is needed today. "We want ... «nsudemons.com, Jul 15»
8
The 20 Best Invader Zim Episodes
... complete with R. Lee Ermey playing an alien drill sergeant. The conceit that Zim is actually great at getting through the boot camp's obstacle ... «Den of Geek!, Jul 15»
9
Jobless aid OKd for woman who cussed out boss
She said she asked him to discuss the matter privately, but he called her an "(expletive) drill sergeant," according to Colins. Matthews said she ... «PennLive.com, Jul 15»
10
A new era in fire training: Facility named for assistant fire chief
“His greatest personal achievement was serving as a drill sergeant and having a positive impact on the training of young soldiers,” the ... «Cherokee Ledger, Jul 15»

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