Definisjon av martinet

Vi fant 5 definisjoner av martinetengelsk.

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Noun

martinet - someone who demands exact conformity to rules and forms
disciplinarian, moralist
authoritarian, dictator a person who behaves in a tyrannical manner; "my boss is a dictator who makes everyone work overtime"
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Substantiv

martinet - A strict disciplinarian.
martinet - Anyone who lays stress on a rigid adherence to the details of discipline, or to forms and fixed methods or rules.
martinet - A martin; a swift.

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  • The martinet is a punitive device traditionally used in France and other parts of Europe. The word also has other usages (see below). It is also a term for a type of hammer in French, a diminutive of marteau, "hammer".

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  • Entall: martinet
  • Flertall: martinets

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