Definition of martinets Martinets

We found 3 definitions of martinets from 2 different sources.

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What does martinets mean?

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  • martinets (Noun)
    Plural of martinet.

Part of speech

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WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: martinets

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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  • 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 πŸ“˜

  • 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 β›΅

  • martinet
    A rigid disciplinarian; but one who, in matters of inferior moment, harasses all under him.

Military DictionaryMilitary Dictionary and Gazetteer πŸ’₯

  • 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 πŸ‘…

  • 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.

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  • Martinet is a commune. It is found in the region Pays de la Loire in the VendΓ©e department in the west of France.

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