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martinet
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mar·ti·net  (märtn-t)
n.
1. A rigid military disciplinarian.
2. One who demands absolute adherence to forms and rules.
[After Jean Martinet (died 1672), French army officer.]
martinet
Noun
a person who maintains strict discipline [after General Martinet, drillmaster under Louis XIV]
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Noun1.martinet - someone who demands exact conformity to rules and forms
disciplinarian, moralist
authoritarian, dictator - a person who behaves in a tyrannical manner; "my boss is a dictator who makes everyone work overtime"
stickler - someone who insists on something; "a stickler for promptness"
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