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- [dis-uh-pluh-nair-ee-uh n]
- /ˌdɪs ə pləˈnɛər i ən/
- /ˌdɪs.ə.plɪˈneə.ri.ən/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [dis-uh-pluh-nair-ee-uh n]
- /ˌdɪs ə pləˈnɛər i ən/
Definitions of disciplinarian word
- noun disciplinarian a person who enforces or advocates discipline: The teacher was a formidable disciplinarian. 1
- abbreviation DISCIPLINARIAN disciplinary. 1
- noun disciplinarian A person who believes in or practices firm discipline. 1
- noun disciplinarian strict person 1
- countable noun disciplinarian If you describe someone as a disciplinarian, you mean that they believe in making people obey strict rules of behaviour and in punishing severely anyone who disobeys. 0
- noun disciplinarian a person who imposes or advocates discipline 0
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Origin of disciplinarian
First appearance:
before 1575 One of the 34% oldest English words
First recorded in 1575-85; discipline + -arian
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Parts of speech for Disciplinarian
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
disciplinarian popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
disciplinarian usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for disciplinarian
noun disciplinarian
- trainer — a person or thing that trains.
- authoritarian — If you describe a person or an organization as authoritarian, you are critical of them controlling everything rather than letting people decide things for themselves.
- bully — A bully is someone who uses their strength or power to hurt or frighten other people.
- stickler — a person who insists on something unyieldingly (usually followed by for): a stickler for ceremony.
- master — botmaster
adjective disciplinarian
- tyrannic — of or characteristic of a tyrant.
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