trailmaster

English

Etymology

From trail +‎ master.

Noun

trailmaster (plural trailmasters)

  1. A person in charge of a trail.
    • 1942, Appalachian Mountain Club, Appalachia‎[1], volume 24, page 451:
      With few exceptions our twenty trailmasters have been about the finest imaginable leaders for a crew, and companions on the trail.
    • 1959, Massachusetts Audubon Society, Massachusetts Audubon‎[2], volumes 44-45, page 204:
      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.
    • 1985, Thomas J. Gustafson, Microcomputers and Educational Administration, page 16:
      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.

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