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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

The Agnews, Rikk, Frank, and Alfie, were the sons of a disciplinarian Irish father who worked for SoCal Gas and a Mexican mother.

From Los Angeles Times May 15, 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

In almost every village there is a disciplinarian called the “pinching man.”

From "Facing the Lion" by Joseph Lemasolai Lekuton and Herman Viola




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