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Martinet 1100 Words You Need Week 45 Day 3

Martinet 1100 Words You Need Week 45 Day 3

Martinet 1100 Words You Need Week 45 Day 3

/ˌmɑː.tɪˈnet/ (noun)

someone who imposes strict rules and disciplines on others, disciplinarian, slave driver, taskmaster, authoritarian, tyrant, despot, stickler, hardliner, perfectionist, bossy or pushy person

A strict disciplinarian is a martinet, the word you need when you want to call someone, say, a grammar nazi but it’d be inappropriate for your context. Call her a grammar martinet.

Source: http://www.hilotutor.com/

Antonym: softy

Adjective: martinetish


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