Liberal Dictionary English Dictionary
noun
- a person who enforces or advocates discipline: The teacher was a formidable disciplinarian.
adjective
noun
- a person who imposes or advocates discipline
adjective
- a less common word for disciplinary
“one who enforces order,” 1630s, see discipline; earlier used of Puritans who wanted to establish the Presbyterian “discipline” in England (1580s). Meaning “advocate of greater discipline” is from 1746.