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trailmaster

trailmaster noun: a person in charge of a trail.

Noun

trailmaster (plural trailmasters)

  1. 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

Forms of trailmaster

pluraltrailmasters

Origin of trailmaster

From trail + master.

Questions about trailmaster

What does trailmaster mean?
Trailmaster means a person in charge of a trail.
What part of speech is trailmaster?
Trailmaster is a noun.
What is the plural of trailmaster?
The plural of trailmaster is trailmasters.

Words near trailmaster in the dictionary

  1. traillessness
  2. trailmaker
  3. trailmakers
  4. trailmaking
  5. trailman
  6. trailmaster
  7. trailmasters
  8. trailmen
  9. trails
  10. trails away
  11. trails behind

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