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martinet noun [ ˌmɑːtɪˈnɛt ]

• a person who demands complete obedience; a strict disciplinarian.
• "the woman in charge was a martinet who treated all those beneath her like children"
Similar: disciplinarian, slave driver, stickler for discipline, taskmaster, taskmistress, authoritarian, tyrant, drill sergeant,
Origin: late 17th century (denoting the system of drill invented by Martinet): named after Jean Martinet, 17th-century French drill master.


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