disciplinarian

Example Sentences

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The family was conservative; her dad, a disciplinarian.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 10, 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

Casting himself as a teacher, he often was more bully than counselor, more screamer than lecturer, more heavy-handed disciplinarian than instructor.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 1, 2023

He had the reputation of being the strictest disciplinarian in the camp, and was proud of it.

From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque