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disciplinarian

[dis-uh-pluh-nair-ee-uhn] / ˌdɪs ə pləˈnɛər i ən /


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The family was conservative; her dad, a disciplinarian.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 10, 2025

The Agnews, Rikk, Frank, and Alfie, were the sons of a disciplinarian Irish father who worked for SoCal Gas and a Mexican mother.

From Los Angeles Times May 15, 2025

Europe's top dog, the all-conquering disciplinarian Jose Mourinho?

From BBC Jan. 29, 2024

Children, according to the old disciplinarian maxim, should be seen and not heard.

From New York Times Nov. 22, 2023

She’d spent much of the same period being an unrelenting disciplinarian.

From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore




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