martinet
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9.4
- noun
- /ˌmɑːrtɪˈnɛt/
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martinete
- The teacher was known as a martinet because she always enforced the rules without exception.
- a martinet mother
Examples
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He's a steely sort of fellow who knows every word of every paragraph of every regulation by heart; a stern martinet who will never, ever allow me to go on away missions.
Fiction book (2002) -
Here, too, we found committed and warmly caring faculty, led by a tiny and dynamic older professor, Fang Yong-xiu, of the Radio Department, who was part foster mother, part martinet in her relations with her students.
Academic text (1992) -
Understand me, gentlemen, I am not a martinet.
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Take away the patrol cars, take away the officers, do away with any good training, put a martinet in charge who is nothing but a bully, and waste time in meetings every day.
Blog text (12) -
And this strutting martinet isn't letting any men on at all.
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He's a tyrannical martinet who will never ever allow me to go on away missions.
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His Hebrew school teacher was a vicious martinet who occasionally read the students' dreadful sentimental poetry he wrote about an imaginary city he must have picked off a map of America.
Fiction book (2002) -
Even when he was a raging martinet in his earlier years with the Giants (and before that with Jacksonville), Coughlin was known as one of the sharpest game planners in the NFL.
Blog text (30) -
Many employees found their boss to be a strict martinet, insisting on total compliance with company policies.
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The coach's martinet attitude pushed players to follow every training guideline rigorously.
Synonyms
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7.9
A person who always wants things done exactly and carefully
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7.5
A person who refuses to change their beliefs, especially in politics
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6.6
A person who makes others follow strict rules
A person who is very strict about following rules, especially in religion or ethics
Antonyms
How Strict
Surface Forms
Etymology
Martinet comes from the name of Jean Martinet, a strict French army officer who drilled soldiers to follow every rule. So a martinet is someone who demands 'strict discipline'.