disciplinarian Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun someone who demands exact conformity to rules and forms
    moralist; martinet.

WordNet

Dis`ci*plin*a"ri*an adjective
Definitions
  1. Pertaining to discipline. "Displinarian system." Milman.
Dis`ci*plin*a"ri*an noun
Definitions
  1. One who disciplines; one who excels in training, especially with training, especially with regard to order and obedience; one who enforces rigid discipline; a stickler for the observance of rules and methods of training; as, he is a better disciplinarian than scholar.
  2. A Puritan or Presbyterian; -- because of rigid adherence to religious or church discipline. Obs.

Webster 1913