Definition of martinet Martinet
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We found 11 definitions of martinet from 8 different sources.
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What does martinet mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: martinets |
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| martinet - someone who demands exact conformity to rules and forms | ||
| disciplinarian, moralist | ||
| authoritarian, dictator a person who behaves in a tyrannical manner; "my boss is a dictator who makes everyone work overtime" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- martinet (Noun)
A strict disciplinarian. - martinet (Noun)
Anyone who lays stress on a rigid adherence to the details of discipline, or to forms and fixed methods or rules. - martinet (Noun)
A martin; a swift.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- martinet (n.)
In military language, a strict disciplinarian; in general, one who lays stress on a rigid adherence to the details of discipline, or to forms and fixed methods. - martinet (n.)
The martin.
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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martinet
A rigid disciplinarian; but one who, in matters of inferior moment, harasses all under him.
Military DictionaryMilitary Dictionary and Gazetteer 💥
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martinet
(so called from an officer of that name in the French army under Louis XIV.). A strict disciplinarian; one who lays stress on the rigid adherence to the details of discipline, or to forms and fixed methods.
Vulgar Tongue DictionaryDictionary of the Vulgar Tongue 👅
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martinet
A military term for a strict disciplinarian: from the name of a French general, famous for restoring military discipline to the French army. He first disciplined the French infantry, and regulated their method of encampment: he was killed at the siege of Doesbourg in the year 1672.
Wikipedia 
- Martinet is a commune. It is found in the region Pays de la Loire in the Vendée department in the west of France.
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🔤- martinet, noun, singular of martinets.
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