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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

His father, James Earl Carter Sr., known as Mr. Earl, was a strict disciplinarian and a conservative businessman of some means.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 29, 2024

She was groomed from a young age to take on the mantle of ruler under the guidance of her grandmother, Sultan Jehan, a strict disciplinarian who was the ruler of Bhopal.

From BBC • Nov. 23, 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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