noun
disciplinarian
dis-uh-plih-NAIR-ee-un/ˌdɪsəplɪˈneriən/
A person who enforces strict rules and order.
Our coach is a disciplinarian who never tolerates lateness.
Etymology
Disciplina meant instruction or training; the order considered necessary for instruction gave rise to the sense of rules and correction. A disciplinarian is the person who insists on that order.
In context
to keep order and decorum among a large body of men living a celibate life. He was a rigid disciplinarian toward all beneath him
More examples
- Of my two parents, Dad is the disciplinarian.
- The new principal has a reputation as a strict disciplinarian.
- Both managers are disciplinarians, but they enforce the rules fairly.
Forms
disciplinarian · disciplinarians
discipline noun — Training that teaches obedience and self-control.
Similar words
- stickler
- Insists on exact compliance, often with one particular rule.
- taskmaster
- Emphasizes demanding hard work rather than enforcing rules generally.