Martinet

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈmæɹ.tɪ.nÉ›t/
• IPA: /mæɹtˈnÉ›t/
• Rhymes: -É›t

After the example of 17th century French army officer Jean Martinet.

Full definition of martinet

Noun

1. (military) A strict disciplinarian.
• 1910, Emerson Hough, The Purchase Price Chapter 1, 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.
2. (figuratively) Anyone who lays stress on a rigid adherence to the details of discipline, or to forms and fixed methods or rules.

From French

Noun

1. (zoology) A martin; a swift----