"martinet" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈmæɹtɪnɛt/, /mæɹtˈnɛt/, /mɑɹtɪˈnɛt/ Forms: martinets [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛt Etymology: After the example of 17th-century French army officer Jean Martinet. Head templates: {{en-noun}} martinet (plural martinets)
  1. (military) A strict disciplinarian. Categories (topical): Military, People
    Sense id: en-martinet-en-noun-ktk4s3yn Disambiguation of People: 33 36 31 1 Topics: government, military, politics, war
  2. (figuratively) Anyone who lays stress on a rigid adherence to the details of discipline, or to forms and fixed methods or rules. Tags: figuratively Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-martinet-en-noun-tUN9dnRR Disambiguation of People: 33 36 31 1
  3. (historical) A short whip with multiple lashes once used in France. Tags: historical Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-martinet-en-noun-nig1fEHD Disambiguation of People: 33 36 31 1
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈmæɹtɪnɛt/, /mæɹtˈnɛt/, /mɑɹtɪˈnɛt/ Forms: martinets [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛt Etymology: Borrowed from French martinet. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|martinet}} French martinet Head templates: {{en-noun}} martinet (plural martinets)
  1. A martin; a swift. Categories (lifeform): Apodiforms, Swallows
    Sense id: en-martinet-en-noun-bkOn51rO Disambiguation of Apodiforms: 7 11 8 75 Disambiguation of Swallows: 6 12 10 72 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 13 7 71 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 15 14 10 61 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 17 16 12 55
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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