Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - martinet
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(martinets) If you say that someone is a martinet, you are criticizing them because they are very strict and demand that people obey their rules and orders. (FORMAL) He’s a retired Lieutenant Colonel and a bit of a martinet. N-COUNT c darkgreen]disapproval ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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noun Etymology: Jean Martinet, 17th century French army officer Date: 1737 1. a strict disciplinarian 2. a person who stresses a rigid adherence to the details of forms and methods ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. a strict (esp. military or naval) disciplinarian. Derivatives martinettish adj. (also martinetish). Etymology: J. Martinet, 17th-c. French drill-master ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. придирчивый начальник; сторонник, ревнитель строгой дисциплины 2. солдафон 3. ист. метательная машина 4. мор. один из нок-горденей паруса ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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- 1676, "system of strict discipline," reputedly from the name of Col. Jean Martinet a drillmaster of the Fr. army during the reign of Louis XIV. The meaning "an officer who is a stickler for strict discipline" is first attested 1779. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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