trailmaster
nounEtymology From trail + master.
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A person in charge of a trail.
- With few exceptions our twenty trailmasters have been about the finest imaginable leaders for a crew, and companions on the trail.1942, Appalachian Mountain Club, Appalachia, volume 24, page 451:
- With deep regret we announce the death of Frederick R. Cushing, veteran Moose Hill trailmaster and distinguished soldier of the Spanish-American War and World War I.1959, Massachusetts Audubon Society, Massachusetts Audubon, volumes 44-45, page 204:
1 more example
- The student can, for example, play the role of a trailmaster attempting to get the wagon train to town, or be the manager of a business trying to turn a profit.1985, Thomas J. Gustafson, Microcomputers and Educational Administration, page 16:
- Coordinate terms
- quartermaster, wagonmaster