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martinet
/ˈmæɹtɪnɛt/
noun 4
Collocations
3ADJ.
replaced
MARTINET + NOUN
annapolis, gurneyside
PREP.
from
Definitions
noun
1
A strict disciplinarian.
Captain Edward Carlisle, soldier as he was, martinet as he was, felt a curious sensation of helplessness seize upon him as he met her steady gaze, her alluring smile ; he could not tell what this prisoner might do.
The same Aubrey deLint I'd dismissed for years as a 2-D martinet knelt gurneyside to squeeze my restrained hand and say ‘Just hang in there, Buckaroo,’ […]
2
Anyone who lays stress on a rigid adherence to the details of discipline, or to forms and fixed methods or rules.
Before I met Mr. Bowen Cooke I had been given to understand that he was of a reserved nature, and on occasion could be a "bit of a martinet"; [...].
3
A short whip with multiple lashes once used in France.
noun
1
A martin; a swift.
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Synonyms
noun — someone who demands exact conformity to rules and forms
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Captain Edward Carlisle, soldier as he was, martinet as he was, felt a curious sensation of helplessness seize upon him as he met her steady gaze, her alluring smile ; he could not tell what this pris
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The same Aubrey deLint I'd dismissed for years as a 2-D martinet knelt gurneyside to squeeze my restrained hand and say ‘Just hang in there, Buckaroo,’ […]
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In Seattle, he was replaced by a martinet from Annapolis, a man so vain and incompetent, so impatient with advice from experienced sailors and sure of his own right way, that, when the Hull set sail f
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