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

   2 more examples

   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

   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