Definition of martinet
1
: a strict disciplinarian
The prison's warden was a cruel martinet.
2
: a person who stresses a rigid adherence to the details of forms and methods
a martinet in conducting meetings of the society, he never tolerated any sign of levity or indecorum— D. J. Boorstin
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The first known use of martinet was in 1737
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