disciplinarian
/dɪsɪplɪˈnɛəɹɪən/ noun, adjective
Forms disciplinarians
- noun One who exercises discipline. “He is the chief disciplinarian in the school.”
- noun (by extension) One who believes in discipline as a tool for regulation or control.
- adjective Relating to discipline.
Synonyms
Etymology
From discipline + -arian or disciplinary + -an.
Webster’s 1913
- adjective Pertaining to discipline. "Displinarian system." Milman.
- noun One who disciplines; one who excels in training, especially with training, especially with regard to order and obedience; one who enforces rigid discipline; a stickler for the observance of rules and methods of training; as, he is a better disciplinarian than scholar.
- noun A Puritan or Presbyterian; --because of rigid adherence to religious or church discipline. [Obs.]
Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “disciplinarian”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details