martinet

Domain: Universal Words

Part of speech: noun

(formal) a very strict person who demands that other people obey orders or rules completely

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This is a English–English dictionary entry.

Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.

This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.

Same word in other sources

martinetEnglish›ChineseMain Dictionary martinetEnglish›ChineseGetWord Corpus

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marshal marshalling yard marsh gas marshland marshmallow marsupial mart marten martial martial art martial law

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martinet