discipliner

Definition of disciplinernext

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for discipliner
Noun
  • Mitevska also refuses to sanctify Mother Teresa more than necessary, instead portraying her as a strict disciplinarian who believed in organizational practicality as much as in the inherent holiness of children.
    Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 27 Aug. 2025
  • Considering his managers at Leeds included disciplinarians such as Wilkinson and George Graham, this was probably for the best.
    Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 29 July 2025
Noun
  • The September murder of the right-wing activist Charlie Kirk, who was close to many in the administration, including Miller, plunged Trump’s already single-minded martinet into a maximalist frenzy.
    Michael Scherer, The Atlantic, 7 Jan. 2026
  • And then there’s the U.S. Army officer who succeeds in apprehending Perfidia: Col. Steven J. Lockjaw, played in a graying military fade, with some fur on top and a martinet scowl, by Sean Penn.
    Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 17 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Carter, at the time, was a stickler.
    Jack Crosbie, Rolling Stone, 17 Mar. 2026
  • Yes, some sticklers would insist that greatly should never stand between to and excel.
    Jake Lundberg, The Atlantic, 13 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • What is the answer to that — an authoritarian taskmaster?
    Oliver Kay, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2026
  • Billy is a tough taskmaster, sending Max down a hole in the ground to chisel out the precious metal, a tall task for a minor.
    Damon Wise, Deadline, 17 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Khomeini was a leader of opposition to the shah, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, an authoritarian who wanted to modernize the country.
    The Week US, TheWeek, 10 Mar. 2026
  • Khamenei, 87, who had been in power for more than three decades, was viewed by critics as a repressive authoritarian responsible for the mass murder of thousands of protesters and other human rights abuses.
    Julian Roberts-Grmela, New York Daily News, 2 Mar. 2026
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“Discipliner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/discipliner. Accessed 27 Mar. 2026.

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