martinet

Meaning

1. A strict disciplinarian.
2. (figuratively) Anyone who lays stress on a rigid adherence to the details of discipline, or to forms and fixed methods or rules.
3. (historical) A short whip with multiple lashes once used in France.

Synonyms

disciplinarian

moralist

sergeant first class

sergeant major

perfectnist

curmudgeon

cross grained person

staff sergeant

Translations

martinet

επιλοχίας

πολύ αυστηρός

στραβόξυλο

τηρητής πειθαρχίας

moralista

dienstklopper

autocrático

ηθικολόγος

sert amir

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈmæɹtɪnɛt/

Etymology

After the example of 17th-century French army officer Jean Martinet.