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Definition of martinet noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

martinet

noun
 
/ˌmɑːtɪˈnet/
 
/ˌmɑːrtnˈet/
(formal)
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  1. a very strict person who demands that other people obey orders or rules completely
    Word Originlate 17th cent. (denoting the system of drill invented by Martinet): named after Jean Martinet, 17th-cent. French drill master.
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