Definition of "martinet" [mar•ti•net]

• A rigid military disciplinarian. (noun)
• One who demands absolute adherence to forms and rules. (noun)

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• "“In an extended sense, a martinet is any person for whom a strict adherence to rules and etiquette is paramount: martinets often use etiquette and other rules as an excuse to trump ethics, to the point that etiquette loses its ethical ground.” joe from Lowell says:"
• "He became what he called the martinet, someone who belittled and mocked the officers that he initially treated as his friends."
• "He was not what West Pointers would describe as a martinet."