discipliner

noun

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  1. disciplinarian
  2. martinet
  3. stickler
  4. taskmaster
Noun
  • After three years with John Fox, Pace didn’t need to fully reset the culture inside Halas Hall and bring in an experienced disciplinarian because Fox had helped clean up the mess left behind by the Phil Emery/Marc Trestman administration.
    Adam Jahns, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
  • There are no old-school disciplinarians in the NFL any longer, but Campbell’s success is based on toughness, winning the one-on-one battles and gambling that his team will be successful on fourth-down plays.
    Steve Silverman, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
Definition of disciplinarian
Noun
  • But Muir’s co-moderator, Linsey Davis, was a different case: Davis wore a mannish, gray suit jacket and struck a pose of martinet — almost schoolmarmish — solemnity.
    Armond White, National Review, 20 Sep. 2024
  • There’s Cece’s father, long vanished; Ronnie, a predator; Marcel, a martinet; Joel, a manipulator; and a random catcaller in the street, whom Cece sends scurrying away by turning her acting skills to practical use.
    Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 12 June 2024
Definition of martinet
Noun
  • If a person is a stickler for measuring, Sergentakis recommended adding 10 grams of salt per liter of cooking water.
    Christine Rousselle, Fox News, 2 Jan. 2025
  • Dodgers president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman, going back to his days with the Tampa Bay Rays, is a stickler for defense.
    Ken Rosenthal, The Athletic, 1 July 2024
Definition of stickler
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  • Just in time for a sobering truth, Venus will join taskmaster Saturn in Pisces on the 18th, which adds a more mature and stabilizing energy to your approach to love and romance.
    Valerie Mesa, People.com, 10 Jan. 2025
  • Later in the month, Venus will join the taskmaster, Saturn in Pisces, adding a layer of seriousness and responsibility to relationships and creative pursuits.
    Valerie Mesa, People.com, 1 Jan. 2025
Definition of taskmaster
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