martinet

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   A strict disciplinarian.

   Captain Edward Carlisle, soldier as he was, martinet as he was, felt a curious sensation of helplessness seize upon him as he met her steady gaze, her alluring smile ; he could not tell what this prisoner might do.

Simplified etymology

Martinet is a late-17th-century term derived from the name of the French drillmaster Jean Martinet, who died in 1672.

Borrowed from French martinet.

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