disciplinariandis‧ci‧pli‧nar‧i‧an /ˌdɪsəpləˈneəriən $ -ˈner-/ noun [countable] 
Dad was a strict disciplinarian.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- She was a wonderful teacher, but a strict disciplinarian.
- The store manager was a disciplinarian, but was always fair to his staff.
- He could be a severe disciplinarian but he was not a rigid man.
- He was a real disciplinarian who believed that playing the right notes is the most important thing in music.
- Her distance from the moneymaking machine reduced her credibility as a disciplinarian to zero.
- His disciplinarian approach was seen to be at odds with West Ham's tradition as a freewheeling and creative team.
- Nana, in fact, had been the disciplinarian in my family.
- Such a deeply mistaken belief can only come from a citizen of a country with a disciplinarian attitude to politics.
- Such an organization would have been an easy target for Labour's disciplinarians.
Longman Language Activatorpeople/organizations
someone who is strict makes people obey rules and refuses to let people disobey them - use this especially about parents, teachers, or organizations: · Teachers need to be strict , but also fair.strict with: · I think you're too strict with your children.strict about: · The manager is very strict about people getting to work on time.· Most schools are quite strict about the way students dress.
if you are firm with someone, you tell them that they must accept what you say because you are not going to change it: · Emily was polite but firm - her answer was 'no'.firm with: · You'll just have to be firm with him and tell him he can't have any more money.
informal determined that your orders or decisions will be obeyed, especially in order to make sure a situation or someone's progress improves - use this especially when you think that someone is right to be strict: · The chancellor has got to be tough and keep government spending down.tough on: · We need a government that is tough on crime.tough with: · She's quite tough with her students.
written strict in a serious, disapproving, and unfriendly way: · Her grandfather was a stern man who rarely smiled.· Sheila walked into the museum, under the stern gaze of the curator.
cruel and not sympathetic in the way that you deal with bad behaviour or mistakes: · It may seem harsh to punish him, but he has to learn that this kind of behaviour is unacceptable.· Her reaction to the child's bad behaviour was unnecessarily harsh.
forcing people to obey rules or laws, and punishing them severely if they do not: · Their father was authoritarian in the home, insisting on total obedience.· Many people are now demanding a more democratic and less authoritarian form of government.authoritarian regime: · an extreme right-wing, authoritarian regime
to demand that people keep strictly to rules, customs etc, especially in a way that people think is unnecessary and old-fashioned: · The caretaker is a real stickler for rules.· My mother was a stickler for cleanliness.
a very strict person who believes that people should obey rules and orders, and who punishes those who do not: · The store manager was a disciplinarian, but was always fair to his staff.strict disciplinarian: · She was a wonderful teacher, but a strict disciplinarian.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY Dad was a strict disciplinarian.COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE
Dad was a strict disciplinarian.· Superintendent Robertson did not care about the mutterings from the lower ranks against her strict disciplinarian attitude.· From what Mama told me, Admiral Makarov was a strict disciplinarian, and Dad hated him.· Mr. Russ was an excellent teacher - a fair man, but whilst a strict disciplinarian, was kindly.
WORD FAMILYnoundisciplinariandisciplineadjectivedisciplinarydisciplined ≠ undisciplinedverbdiscipline
someone who believes people should obey orders and rules, and who makes them do this: Dad was a strict disciplinarian.