disciplinarian[noun]Synonyms: authoritarian, despot, martinet, stickler, taskmaster, tyrant
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
dis‧ci‧pli‧nar‧i‧an /ˌdɪsəpləˈneəriən, ˌdɪsɪpləˈneəriən $ -ˈner-/
noun [countable] [
Word Family: noun:
disciplinarian,
discipline;
adjective:
disciplinary,
disciplined ≠
UNDISCIPLINED;
verb:
discipline]
someone who believes people should obey orders and rules, and who makes them do this:
Dad was a strict disciplinarian. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲