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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

Ray, who is joining the Marines to make his disciplinarian but not unkind father proud, convinces Cam to join alongside him.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 9, 2025

In later years, Buhari attributed his disciplinarian bent to spending his formative years at boarding school, where corporal punishment was the norm, and in the military.

From BBC Jul. 13, 2025

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

From New York Times Nov. 22, 2023

Mr. Dussel, the man who was said to get along so well with children and to absolutely adore them, has turned out to be an old-fashioned disciplinarian and preacher of unbearably long sermons on manners.

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank




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