"martinet" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈmæɹtɪnɛt/, /mæɹtˈnɛt/, /mɑɹtɪˈnɛt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-martinet.wav [Southern-England], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-martinet.wav [US] 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.
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  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
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  3. (historical) A short whip with multiple lashes once used in France. Tags: historical
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Derived forms: martinetish, martinetism, martinetship
Etymology number: 1 Categories (other): Apodiforms Disambiguation of Apodiforms: 0 0 0 0

Noun

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Rhymes: -ɛt Etymology: Etymology tree French Martin Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tosder.? Late Latin -ittus Old French -et Middle French -et French -et French martinetbor. English martinet Borrowed from French martinet. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:bor|fr:martinet|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree French Martin Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tosder.? Late Latin -ittus Old French -et Middle French -et French -et French martinetbor. English martinet [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "French", "term" : "Martin", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "fr" }, { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "diminutive", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "diminutive", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "diminutive", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "is_uncertain" : true, "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "verbal adjectives", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-tós", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-tos", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Late Latin", "term" : "-ittus", "lang" : "la-lat" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old French", "term" : "-et", "lang" : "fro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Middle French", "term" : "-et", "lang" : "frm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "French", "term" : "-et", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "fr" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "French", "term" : "martinet", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "fr" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "martinet", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="martinet"> Borrowed from French martinet. Head templates: {{en-noun}} martinet (plural martinets)
  1. A martin; a swift.
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Etymology number: 2 Categories (other): Apodiforms Disambiguation of Apodiforms: 0 0 0 0

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