trailmaster

English

Etymology

From trail +‎ master.

Noun

trailmaster (plural trailmasters)

1. A person in charge of a trail.
   • 1942, Appalachian Mountain Club, Appalachia‎, 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, 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.

Coordinate terms

• quartermaster
• wagonmaster