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disciplinarian

[ dis-uh-pluh-nair-ee-uhn ]

noun

  1. a person who enforces or advocates discipline:

    The teacher was a formidable disciplinarian.



adjective

disciplinarian

/ ËŒ»åɪ²õɪ±è±ôɪˈ²Ôɛə°ùɪə²Ô /

noun

  1. a person who imposes or advocates discipline
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. a less common word for disciplinary
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of disciplinarian1

First recorded in 1575–85; discipline + -arian
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His father, James Earl Carter Sr., known as Mr. Earl, was a strict disciplinarian and a conservative businessman of some means.

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She was groomed from a young age to take on the mantle of ruler under the guidance of her grandmother, Sultan Jehan, a strict disciplinarian who was the ruler of Bhopal.

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Another cool takeaway was, “It’s possible for your parents to be disciplinarians but also your friends.â€

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Children, according to the old disciplinarian maxim, should be seen and not heard.

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Casting himself as a teacher, he often was more bully than counselor, more screamer than lecturer, more heavy-handed disciplinarian than instructor.

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