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disciplinarian


dis·ci·pli·nar·i·an

noun \ˌdi-sə-plə-ˈner-ē-ən\

Definition of DISCIPLINARIAN

: one who disciplines or enforces order
— disciplinarian adjective
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Examples of DISCIPLINARIAN

  1. The school's principal is a strict disciplinarian.

First Known Use of DISCIPLINARIAN

1639

Rhymes with DISCIPLINARIAN

abecedarian, Austro-Hungarian, authoritarian, communitarian, documentarian, egalitarian, humanitarian, majoritarian, nonagenarian, octogenarian, parliamentarian, postmillenarian, premillenarian, predestinarian, sexagenarian, totalitarian, utilitarian, veterinarian

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