disciplinarian
a person who enforces or advocates discipline: The teacher was a formidable disciplinarian.
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How to use disciplinarian in a sentence
The girls’ grandparents were stern disciplinarians who discouraged visitors and once confined Dorothy to her bedroom for a year, allowing her to leave only for school, as punishment for going trick-or-treating.
For the first time, Hillary Clinton publicly delivers the victory speech she would have given in 2016 | Felicia Sonmez | December 10, 2021 | Washington PostDolph issued four juggernaut albums that year, each fraught with verses that made him sound edgy and impatient, like an old-school disciplinarian, but classically funny, too, like Ralph Kramden or a fuming Looney Tune.
Young Dolph’s heaviest rhymes made this lethal world feel lighter | Chris Richards | November 18, 2021 | Washington PostHis father, a former boxer and strict disciplinarian, operated a floor sanding business in Dundalk.
Baltimore’s ‘Visionary’ curator prepares to step down | Ed Gunts | September 23, 2021 | Washington BladeJackson was a poor disciplinarian whose classroom often seemed on the edge of complete chaos.
Stonewall Jackson, VMI’s Most Embattled Professor | S. C. Gwynne | November 29, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTSchiano, the former coach at Rutgers, brought a reputation with him as a harsh disciplinarian and a martinet.
Heads Roll in the NFL: The 5 Coaches Who Lost Their Jobs Today | Ben Jacobs | December 30, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
Even the role of disciplinarian often fell to her because, well, he was always traveling.
Gloria Cain: Sex Accusations Make No Sense in 'Old School' Marriage | Michelle Cottle | November 15, 2011 | THE DAILY BEASTOr maybe Pawlenty is trying to appeal to tea-party, fiscal-disciplinarian sentiment.
He was a loving, indulgent father, and the girls adored him, but no sterner disciplinarian ever held sway.
Those Dale Girls | Frank Weston Carruth"I am a very strict disciplinarian, as Lulu here can testify," laying a hand affectionately on his daughter's shoulder.
Elsie's Vacation and After Events | Martha FinleyThe leader must be an excellent dancer and a firm disciplinarian.
The Complete Bachelor | Walter GermainEnergetic gentleman, severe disciplinarian, offers English instruction to boys and girls of fair age.
The Sexual Life of the Child | Albert MollThis trust he merited, for he was a very active officer, but he was a rigid disciplinarian and very severe.
Ponce de Leon | William Pilling
British Dictionary definitions for disciplinarian
/ (ˌdɪsɪplɪˈnɛərɪən) /
a person who imposes or advocates discipline
a less common word for disciplinary
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