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Disciplinarian

Dis'ci-plin-ā'ri-an, a.

adjective

a. Pertaining to discipline. “Disciplinarian uncertainties.” Glanville.

Dis'ci-plin-ā'ri-an, n.

noun

n. 1. One who disciplines; one who excels in instructing and training; one who enforces rigid discipline; a stickler for the observance of rules and methods of training. 2. A Puritan or Presbyterian;—so called from his rigid adherence to religious discipline. [Obs. or rare.] Sanderson.