martinet

[ UK /mˌɑːtɪnˈɛt/ ]
NOUN
  1. someone who demands exact conformity to rules and forms
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How To Use martinet In A Sentence

  • They discover that the new teacher is a martinet.
  • He understands he can't be a martinet with a group of seasoned professionals.
  • He was not what West Pointers would describe as a martinet. EMPIRE OF THE SUMMER MOON
  • Lady Osbaldestone paused, then continued, "And there was the undeniable fact that his father was a martinet. ON A WILD NIGHT
  • He became what he called the martinet, someone who belittled and mocked the officers that he initially treated as his friends. Sea of Glory: America's Voyage of Discovery, the U.S. Exploring Expedition, 1838-1842
  • What we discovered was that the best chefs are extrovert showmen, martinets, so now they are full-throated reality shows. Smile, You're on Camera
  • He's a retired Lieutenant Colonel and a bit of a martinet.
  • It is run by an ex-army martinet absurdly out of touch and absent-mindedly rooting about in irrelevances.
  • But he was anything but an unyielding martinet.
  • Concerned to limit the smothering, Fritz sent the boy off to the barracks, whence he emerged a martinet much given to fancy uniforms, which he would change as often as 10 times a day.
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