disciplinarian
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He is a known disciplinarian, which was a factor in his departure from his Australia role in 2022, and his management style would contrast sharply with that of Brendon McCullum.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026
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
Children, according to the old disciplinarian maxim, should be seen and not heard.
From New York Times ● Nov. 22, 2023
In charge of them all and entrusted by the legislature to build the new prison was a cruel but innovative disciplinarian, Elam Lynds.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
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Power Suffix: -arian
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