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HOME | Definition of disciplinarian (DISCIPLINARIAN, Disciplinarian)


    Disciplinarian \Dis`ci*plin*a"ri*an\, a.
    Pertaining to discipline. "Displinarian system." --Milman.
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    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48


    Disciplinarian \Dis`ci*plin*a"ri*an\, n.
    1. 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; as, he is a better disciplinarian than scholar.
    [1913 Webster]

    2. A Puritan or Presbyterian; -- because of rigid adherence
    to religious or church discipline. [Obs.]
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    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48


    disciplinarian
    n : someone who demands exact conformity to rules and forms
    [syn: martinet, moralist]

    WordNet (r) 2.0


    25 Moby Thesaurus words for "disciplinarian":
    Simon Legree, absolute monarch, absolute ruler, all-powerful ruler,
    arrogator, autarch, autocrat, caesar, commissar, czar, despot,
    dictator, driver, duce, hard master, martinet, oligarch, oppressor,
    pharaoh, slave driver, stickler, taskmaster, tyrant, usurper,
    warlord

    Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0




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