disciplinarian
Example Sentences
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The family was conservative; her dad, a disciplinarian.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 10, 2025
Casting himself as a teacher, he often was more bully than counselor, more screamer than lecturer, more heavy-handed disciplinarian than instructor.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 1, 2023
The disciplinarian of China Inc. has turned cheerleader.
From New York Times • Jan. 12, 2023
Johnson described his new Wing Commander as "arrogant, bombastic, a strict disciplinarian, but one of the best pilots in Bomber Command".
From BBC • Dec. 8, 2022
Our summer-gray pot-bellied stove bloomed rosy red during winter, and became a severe disciplinarian threat if we were so foolish as to indulge in making mistakes.
From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou
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