discipliner

Definition of disciplinernext

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Noun
  • You are asked to be teachers, counselors, social workers, disciplinarians, mentors, advocates, crisis managers and emotional anchors for children navigating an increasingly complicated world.
    Susana A. Mendoza, Chicago Tribune, 2 June 2026
  • Early in the film, as Joe was assembling the Jackson 5 with Michael and his brothers, Joe is depicted as a harsh disciplinarian who brutally beats young Michael with a belt.
    Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 24 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The presence of Eisenhower's secretary Kay Summersby (Kerry Condon) is used as a dramatic foil a little too often, notably as a means to salve seemingly irreconcilable clashes between the personalities of her impatient and demonstrative boss and Stagg's soft-spoken yet obstinate martinet.
    Daniel Jonah Wolpert, NPR, 29 May 2026
  • His chief antagonist is his caustic first wife, Queen Marguerite (Joy DeMichelle), who operates as a kind of a martinet death doula.
    Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026
Noun
  • Emery is a stickler for detail, but players accepted that more important games require even more scrupulous preparation.
    Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 21 May 2026
  • Her employer may also be a stickler for being punctual.
    Abigail Van Buren, Boston Herald, 20 May 2026
Noun
  • She is thrown into isolation before getting the opportunity to once again assimilate, Marc is a genuine taskmaster, but a dedicated defender publicly and to the cops about the legitimacy of his operation and its residents.
    Pete Hammond, Deadline, 15 May 2026
  • Embree was never an in-your-face taskmaster.
    Jesse Newell, New York Times, 7 May 2026
Noun
  • Yet this year so far has been a dicey one for the Russian authoritarian.
    Daniel DePetris, Mercury News, 23 May 2026
  • Yet this year so far has been a dicey one for the Russian authoritarian.
    Daniel DePetris, Twin Cities, 15 May 2026
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“Discipliner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/discipliner. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.

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