[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

martinet \mar"tinet`\, n. f. zool.
   the martin.
   1913 webster

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

martinet \mar"tinet`\, n. so called from an officer of that
   name in the french army under louis xiv. cf. martin the
   bird, martlet.
   in military language, a strict disciplinarian; in general,
   one who lays stress on a rigid adherence to the details of
   discipline, or to forms and fixed methods. hence, the word
   is commonly employed in a depreciatory sense.
   1913 webster
see also:
martin martlet 

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

martinet
     n : someone who demands exact conformity to rules and forms
         syn: disciplinarian, moralist
see also:
disciplinarian moralist 

[4] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

24 moby thesaurus words for "martinet":
   simon legree, absolute monarch, absolute ruler, all-powerful ruler,
   arrogator, autarch, autocrat, caesar, commissar, czar, despot,
   dictator, disciplinarian, driver, duce, hard master, oligarch,
   oppressor, pharaoh, slave driver, stickler, tyrant, usurper,
   warlord

Martinet >> M Words
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