Sekirov Dictionary

martinet

/ˈmɑɹtɪnɛt/

noun 4
verb 2
forms 5

noun4

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A strict disciplinarian.
- The same Aubrey deLint I'd dismissed for years as a 2-D martinet knelt gurneyside to squeeze my restrained hand and say ‘Just hang in there, Buckaroo,’ […] — 1996
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Anyone who lays stress on a rigid adherence to the details of discipline, or to forms and fixed methods or rules.
- Before I met Mr. Bowen Cooke I had been given to understand that he was of a reserved nature, and on occasion could be a "bit of a martinet"; [...]. — 1942
A martin; a swift.
(historical) A short whip with multiple lashes once used in France.

verb2

(rare) To discipline strictly.
(rare) To act like a strict disciplinarian.

forms

martineted · martinetted · martineting · martinetting · martinets

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