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plural disciplinarians
One who exercises discipline. quotations examples
Miss Brownell had the reputation in Blair Water of being a fine teacher—due mainly to the fact that she was a strict disciplinarian and kept excellent “order.”
1923, Lucy Maud Montgomery, “Chapter 8”, in Emily of New Moon
(by extension) One who believes in discipline as a tool for regulation or control. examples
comparative more disciplinarian, superlative most disciplinarian
Relating to discipline. quotations examples
Disciplinarian system.
1855, Henry Hart Milman, History of Latin Christianity