discipliner

Definition of disciplinernext

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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
  • 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
  • But Muir’s co-moderator, Linsey Davis, was a different case: Davis wore a mannish, gray suit jacket and struck a pose of martinet — almost schoolmarmish — solemnity.
    Armond White, National Review, 20 Sep. 2024
Noun
  • But Together, the Two Bags Have to Be Under 50 Pounds Airlines are sticklers on this one.
    Evie Carrick, Outside, 16 Nov. 2025
  • In addition to being a stickler for city ordinances, Rader was known to participate heavily in outside activities like leading his son’s Cub Scout group and doing administrative tasks at the Christ Lutheran Church.
    CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 11 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Emery is a taskmaster but, along with countryman defender Pau Torres, Rogers is among his favourites in the Villa squad.
    Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
  • In this Water sign, the taskmaster will expose emotional or spiritual fatigue, which asks us to build something honest and enduring rather than idealized and faulty.
    Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 8 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • Maduro, an authoritarian, has led Venezuela since 2013, succeeding an ideological ally, Hugo Chávez, who had been in office since 1999.
    Dallas Morning News, Dallas Morning News, 3 Jan. 2026
  • Not your grandma’s authoritarians Today’s authoritarian rulers realize that civil society has the potential to support democracy and pry loose their grip on power.
    Christopher Justin Einolf, The Conversation, 26 Sep. 2025
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“Discipliner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/discipliner. Accessed 26 Jan. 2026.

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