discipliner

noun

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as in disciplinarian

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  1. disciplinarian
  2. martinet
  3. stickler
  4. taskmaster
Noun
  • Their father, Jack, was a strict disciplinarian and a heavy drinker, while their mother, Katherine, was a housewife with a history of depression, according to court documents.
    Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
  • The elder Corcoran was a strict disciplinarian and a heavy drinker, according to court documents.
    Kristine Phillips, The Indianapolis Star, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of disciplinarian
Noun
  • But Muir’s co-moderator, Linsey Davis, was a different case: Davis wore a mannish, gray suit jacket and struck a pose of martinet — almost schoolmarmish — solemnity.
    Armond White, National Review, 20 Sep. 2024
  • There’s Cece’s father, long vanished; Ronnie, a predator; Marcel, a martinet; Joel, a manipulator; and a random catcaller in the street, whom Cece sends scurrying away by turning her acting skills to practical use.
    Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 12 June 2024
Definition of martinet
Noun
  • Dodgers president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman, going back to his days with the Tampa Bay Rays, is a stickler for defense.
    Ken Rosenthal, The Athletic, 1 July 2024
  • Adams, the first Black woman to receive the lieutenant colonel rank, was a stickler for a pristine uniform.
    Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of stickler
Noun
  • Even before the pandemic altered the tenor of the workplace, being the big cheese, taskmaster, and head honcho was passé.
    John Hall, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
  • Mercury will also clash with your taskmaster ruler, Saturn, on Dec. 27, so watch out for mental overload.
    Valerie Mesa, People.com, 21 Dec. 2024
Definition of taskmaster
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