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Someone who demands exact conformity to rules and forms
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disciplinarian
Word definitions for disciplinarian in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Disciplinarian \Dis`ci*plin*a"ri*an\, n. One who disciplines; one who excels in training, especially with training, especially with regard to order and obedience; one who enforces rigid discipline; a stickler for the observance of rules and methods of training; ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. someone who demands exact conformity to rules and forms [syn: martinet , moralist ]
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE strict ▪ Superintendent Robertson did not care about the mutterings from the lower ranks against her strict disciplinarian attitude. ▪ From what Mama told me, Admiral Makarov was a strict disciplinarian , and Dad ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"one who enforces order," 1630s, see discipline ; earlier used of Puritans who wanted to establish the Presbyterian "discipline" in England (1580s). Meaning "advocate of greater discipline" is from 1746.
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
a. Relating to discipline. n. 1 One who exercises discipline. 2 (context by extension English) One who believes in discipline as a tool for regulation or control.
Usage examples of disciplinarian.
Novice Master, Keeper of Arcana, and Hebdomader, or chief disciplinarian of the Brothers.
System as the embodiment of soullessness, and, insofar as he had ever been known to show emotion or feeling before any undergraduate, he seemed to glory in his repute of being the most pitilessly rigid disciplinarian that Earth had ever known.
Meara could be a stern disciplinarian, but she always reminded Ula that she loved her.
At home, my parents, being neither heavy moralizers nor stringent disciplinarians, continued life as usual.
Though a loose liver among his guests, the governor was a strict disciplinarian among his men.
Hanrahan had also heard that Colonel Miner, a strict disciplinarian, was considered just the man to shape up Hanrahan's ragtag army of misfits and ne'er-do-wells and turn them back into decent paratroopers.
We need someone who can be a disciplinarian but not a martinet, a people person, open to new ideas and concepts but still able to use his experiences and battle skills from this time effectively.