disciplinarian

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disciplinarian

  • /dɪsɪplɪˈnɛəɹɪən/ UK

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From discipline + -arian or disciplinary + -an.

noun disciplinarians

  1. One who exercises discipline. He is the chief disciplinarian in the school.
  2. broadly One who believes in discipline as a tool for regulation or control.

adjective more disciplinarian · most disciplinarian

  1. Relating to discipline. Disciplinarian system.

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@misc{disciplinarian_2026,
  title = {disciplinarian},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/disciplinarian},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}