DISCIPLINARIAN


Meaning of DISCIPLINARIAN in English

dis ‧ ci ‧ pli ‧ nar ‧ i ‧ an /ˌdɪsəpləˈneəriən, ˌdɪsɪpləˈneəriən $ -ˈner-/ BrE AmE noun [countable]

[ Word Family: noun : ↑ disciplinarian , ↑ discipline ; adjective : ↑ disciplinary , ↑ disciplined ≠ UNDISCIPLINED ; verb : ↑ discipline ]

someone who believes people should obey orders and rules, and who makes them do this:

Dad was a strict disciplinarian.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.