disciplinarians
ə noun
1.
a person who enforces or advocates discipline: The teacher was a formidable disciplinarian.
adjective
2.
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| —n | |
| 1. | a person who imposes or advocates discipline |
| —adj | |
| 2. | a less common word for disciplinary |
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Disciplinarians
is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
| disciplinary or disciplinarian (ˈdɪsɪˌplɪnərɪ) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | of, promoting, or used for discipline; corrective |
| 2. | relating to a branch of learning: criticism that crosses disciplinary boundaries |
| disciplinarian or disciplinarian | |
| —adj | |
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Word Origin & History
disciplinarian
"one who enforces order," 1630s, see discipline; earlier used of Puritans who wanted to establish the Presbyterian "discipline" in England (1580s). Meaning "advocate of greater discipline" is from 1746.
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