Synonyms of martinet

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martinet

noun

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as in tyrant

formal a person who is very strict and demands obedience from others

The prison's warden was a cruel martinet.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• tyrant
• dictator
• disciplinarian
• taskmaster
• despot
• enforcer
• autocrat
• discipliner
• führer
• authoritarian
• caesar
• strongman
• overlord
• pharaoh
• ruler
• totalitarian
• overlord
• potentate
• fuehrer
• oppressor
• autarch
• caudillo
• warlord
• paramount
• boss
• master
• chief
• tyrannizer
• monocrat
• baron
• leader
• king
• queen
• captain
• monarch
• czar
• dominator
• lord
• sovereign
• czarina
• kingpin
• mogul
• baroness
• magnate
• tycoon
• Big Brother
• tsar
• tzar
• sovran
• tsarina
• tzarina

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