Disciplinarian is an English word with synonyms like martinet or moralist. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Disciplinarian meaning
- One who exercises discipline.
- One who believes in discipline as a tool for regulation or control.
Synonyms of Disciplinarian
Using Disciplinarian
- The main meaning on this page is: One who exercises discipline. | One who believes in discipline as a tool for regulation or control.
- Useful related words include: martinet, moralist, authoritarian, dictator.
- In the example corpus, disciplinarian often appears in combinations such as: strict disciplinarian, disciplinarian who, the disciplinarian.
Context around Disciplinarian
- Average sentence length in these examples: 18.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 10 middle, 8 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Disciplinarian
- In this selection, "disciplinarian" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 18.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, strict, stern, school, administration, saturn and sworn stand out and add context to how "disciplinarian" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a cold disciplinarian stepmother s and a great disciplinarian. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "disciplinarian" sits close to words such as abrasion, abscess and aced, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with disciplinarian
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
He was a great disciplinarian. (5 words)
He was a stern but loving disciplinarian. (7 words)
I was the disciplinarian while my children grew up. (9 words)
The Jaguars would be the most obvious candidate, but the last thing a currently undisciplined team would want is a player who has a history of being undisciplined, especially with a disciplinarian running the operation. (35 words)
Of course, Buhari's reputation for asceticism dated to his stint as military head of state when he came across as a strict, no-nonsense disciplinarian, sworn to the ethic of frugality. (32 words)
O’Neill, described in army intelligence files from 1924 as “a first-class shot and a strict disciplinarian” and “undoubtedly a dangerous man,” was born in Timoleague, Co. Cork in 1888. (31 words)
Q: Was Les a disciplinarian during practice and games? (9 words)
Example sentences (20)
And it’s a balance between being the disciplinarian and also rewarding kids.
Given Ratzinger’s time in the German army, some opponents characterized him as the “Panzer Cardinal,” a strict disciplinarian for a recalcitrant church.
If someone’s father was a stern disciplinarian, he may see God the same way.
I took that monster and combined it with teachers I’d had, to make a giant school disciplinarian, but one that stomps and eats children.
I was the disciplinarian while my children grew up.
Maybe the real her the self-controlled disciplinarian she presents to the public (and profile interviewers).
O’Neill, described in army intelligence files from 1924 as “a first-class shot and a strict disciplinarian” and “undoubtedly a dangerous man,” was born in Timoleague, Co. Cork in 1888.
He was a great disciplinarian.
In response, he hunkered down and became even more of the Marine disciplinarian who had long kept order in our busy household.
Kasady next killed the entire disciplinarian administration of St. Estes, then followed that up by pushing a girl in front of a bus and burning the orphanage down.
Looking back, the signs were there; restrictive disciplinarian Saturn began its rare visit to the sign of society and friendship in March.
Of course, Buhari's reputation for asceticism dated to his stint as military head of state when he came across as a strict, no-nonsense disciplinarian, sworn to the ethic of frugality.
Q: Was Les a disciplinarian during practice and games?
He was a strict disciplinarian when it came to the Bible.
Their role in the family was often relegated to breadwinner and disciplinarian.
You could, for example, interpret the wild-haired human Swank as a birth mother upsetting the order of a cold, disciplinarian stepmother's adoptive home.
He was a stern but loving disciplinarian.
His disciplinarian reputation enamoured him to voters fed up with politicians living the high life while roads crumbled and electricity sputtered.
I’m more interested in the substance,” said Deschamps, usually a strong disciplinarian.
The Jaguars would be the most obvious candidate, but the last thing a currently undisciplined team would want is a player who has a history of being undisciplined, especially with a disciplinarian running the operation.
Common combinations with disciplinarian
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: