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formal
a person who is very strict and demands obedience from others
- The prison's warden was a cruel martinet.
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“Martinet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/martinet. Accessed 21 Sep. 2021.
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The first known use of martinet was in 1737
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