Associations to the word «Disciplinarian»

Wiktionary

DISCIPLINARIAN, noun. One who exercises discipline.
DISCIPLINARIAN, noun. (by extension) One who believes in discipline as a tool for regulation or control.
DISCIPLINARIAN, adjective. Relating to discipline.

Dictionary definition

DISCIPLINARIAN, noun. Someone who demands exact conformity to rules and forms.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats