drill instructor
The generic term for the principal instructor of fresh military recruits undergoing…The generic term for the principal instructor of fresh military recruits undergoing basic training in the various branches of the United States military, routinely abbreviated to the initialism DI; always filled by enlisted personnel (a sergeant or petty officer).
» I once knew a guy who talked back at his drill instructor. I never heard from him again.
Ich kannte mal einen, der mit seinem Feldwebel diskutieren wollte. Von dem habe ich nie wieder was gehört.
Meaning
1 senses(US)The generic term for the principal instructor of fresh military recruits undergoing basic training in the various branches of the United States military, routinely abbreviated to the initialism DI; always filled by enlisted personnel (a sergeant or petty officer).
Army: drill sergeant
Navy: recruit division commander
- a noncommissioned officer who instructs recruits in military marching and discipline
Examples
1 sentencesI once knew a guy who talked back at his drill instructor. I never heard from him again.
deIch kannte mal einen, der mit seinem Feldwebel diskutieren wollte. Von dem habe ich nie wieder was gehört.
Forms
plural: drill instructors| Singular | drill instructor |
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Synonyms
1 synonyms- a noncommissioned officer who instructs recruits in military marching and discipline:drill master