disciplinarian

Example Sentences

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The family was conservative; her dad, a disciplinarian.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 10, 2025

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

He is known as a disciplinarian with a track record of giving players second chances and succeeding at the junior college level.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 16, 2023

Principal O’Sullivan, who was also the head disciplinarian, punished the most defiant children.

From "Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two" by Joseph Bruchac