as in enforcer
a person who is very strict about punishing bad behavior; a person who uses discipline as a way of making sure that rules or orders are obeyed
The school's principal is a strict disciplinarian.
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Recent Examples of disciplinarian
Youth team manager Dave Merrington was a strict disciplinarian, ensuring all the menial jobs done by budding young footballers back then — such as cleaning the dressing rooms and sweeping the terraces — had to be done to the highest standard.
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Richard Sutcliffe, The Athletic, 13 Aug. 2024
Bernard Parks, chief from 1997 to 2002, had a reputation as a tough disciplinarian, which frequently put him at odds with the police union.
—Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2024
They're perceived as harsh disciplinarians, primarily concerned with academic achievement.
—Josh Feldman, NBC News, 17 June 2024
This view of Nigeria requires the country to find a unicorn: a democratic disciplinarian who will bring order and prosperity to the system.
—Uzodinma Iweala, Foreign Affairs, 21 June 2022
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Richard Sutcliffe, The Athletic, 13 Aug. 2024
Bernard Parks, chief from 1997 to 2002, had a reputation as a tough disciplinarian, which frequently put him at odds with the police union.
—Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2024
They're perceived as harsh disciplinarians, primarily concerned with academic achievement.
—Josh Feldman, NBC News, 17 June 2024
This view of Nigeria requires the country to find a unicorn: a democratic disciplinarian who will bring order and prosperity to the system.
—Uzodinma Iweala, Foreign Affairs, 21 June 2022
See all Example Sentences for disciplinarian
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disciplinarian
Noun
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President Trump’s war on reproductive health now has an enforcer.—
Katherine Hartley,
New York Daily News,
14 Feb. 2025
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Ray was an enforcer and defender who split the center position with shot-blocker George Johnson and a catalyst for an out-of-nowhere NBA title in 1975.—
Jerry McDonald,
The Mercury News,
6 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Go-getter Mars will also meet with taskmaster Saturn later that day, assisting you in cultivating the discipline and focus needed to nurture your long-term goals and dreams.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
1 Feb. 2025
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His talent-search shows, Making the Band and Making His Band, demonstrated the veteran producer’s eye and ear for a successful singing group while revealing a taskmaster’s self-importance.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
17 Apr. 2024
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When the Syrian Assad regime was toppled, many outside Syria assumed Christians were aligned with the dictator.—
Anders Fogh Rasmussen,
Newsweek,
4 Feb. 2025
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Having been tapped by President Trump, very soon Rep. Elise Stefanik will step away from her upstate congressional district and make a fine ambassador to the United Nations, taking on the Russians, Chinese, Iranians, North Koreans and various other dictators and tyrants on the East Side.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
3 Feb. 2025
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“Disciplinarian.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disciplinarian. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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