Synonyms of disciplinarian

disciplinarian

noun

as in enforcer

a person who is very strict about punishing bad behavior; a person who uses discipline as a way of making sure that rules or orders are obeyed

The school's principal is a strict disciplinarian.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• enforcer
• discipliner
• taskmaster
• authoritarian
• dictator
• martinet
• overlord
• tyrant
• leader
• master
• despot
• autocrat
• strongman
• oppressor
• fuehrer
• ruler
• pharaoh
• caesar
• boss
• führer
• queen
• totalitarian
• potentate
• chief
• warlord
• lord
• caudillo
• paramount
• Big Brother
• tyrannizer
• autarch
• dominator
• monarch
• monocrat
• sovereign
• baroness
• tsar
• king
• kingpin
• czar
• baron
• captain
• tsarina
• magnate
• mogul
• tycoon
• tzar
• czarina
• sovran
• tzarina

Examples of disciplinarian in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Hamilton is a disciplinarian with a heart. —Terry Pluto, cleveland, 20 Mar. 2021

Again, there is no subordination of individual justices to an external disciplinarian. —Simon Lazarus, The New Republic, 16 Mar. 2023

The marketplace is a tough disciplinarian, in contrast to government, and the first duty of a corporate board is to replace a CEO who isn’t doing the job. —The Editorial Board, WSJ, 21 Nov. 2022

To Mercedes, Keyshawn (Shannon Thornton, a beauty with anime eyes), Gidget (Skyler Joy), and the other girls, Uncle Clifford is like a headmistress, a disciplinarian and a confidante, a warden and a mother. —Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2022