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Disciplinarian
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Part of speech: noun (n.)
1. One who disciplines; one who excels in training, especially with training, especially with regard to order and obedience; one who enforces rigid discipline; a stickler for the observance of rules and methods of training; as, he is a better disciplinarian than scholar.
2. A Puritan or Presbyterian; -- because of rigid adherence to religious or church discipline. [Obs.]
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 2
Part of speech: adjective (a.)
Pertaining to discipline. "Displinarian system." Milman.