disciplinarian
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My father was not a disciplinarian, but if you lived under his roof you went to church.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 28, 2026
The family was conservative; her dad, a disciplinarian.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2025
"She's an inspiration to women everywhere - a rare person who shows love and affection to her students, yet remains a strict disciplinarian when it comes to Kalari," says KF Thomas, a former student.
From BBC ● Apr. 19, 2025
Children, according to the old disciplinarian maxim, should be seen and not heard.
From New York Times ● Nov. 22, 2023
He was very much a disciplinarian, and he regimented our coming and going.
From "While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement" by Carolyn Maull McKinstry
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