MARTINET

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Someone who demands exact conformity to rules and forms

Synonyms:

disciplinarian; martinet; moralist

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("martinet" is a kind of...):

authoritarian; dictator (a person who behaves in a tyrannical manner)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "martinet"):

stickler (someone who insists on something)