disciplinarian

Example Sentences

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The family was conservative; her dad, a disciplinarian.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 10, 2025

Many of those who supported him thought his military background and disciplinarian credentials were what the country needed to get to grips with the Islamist insurgency in the north.

From BBC • Jul. 13, 2025

His father, James Earl Carter Sr., known as Mr. Earl, was a strict disciplinarian and a conservative businessman of some means.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 29, 2024

The disciplinarian of China Inc. has turned cheerleader.

From New York Times • Jan. 12, 2023

He was very much a disciplinarian, and he regimented our coming and going.

From "While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement" by Carolyn Maull McKinstry