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martinet

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8 lettersPronunciation /ˈmæɹtɪnɛt/Part of speech nounSorted aeimnrttStarts with MEnds with T0 clues
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Definitions

  1. someone who demands exact conformity to rules and forms

Word origin

Borrowed from French martinet.

Used in a sentence

  • 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.
  • The same Aubrey deLint I'd dismissed for years as a 2-D martinet knelt gurneyside to squeeze my restrained hand and say ‘Just hang in there, Buckaroo,’ […]
  • Before I met Mr. Bowen Cooke I had been given to understand that he was of a reserved nature, and on occasion could be a "bit of a martinet"; [...].

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