martinet

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. isim A strict disciplinarian.

   “Captain Edward Carlisle, soldier as he was, martinet as he was, felt a curious sensation of helplessness seize upon him as he met her steady gaze, her alluring smile ; he could not tell what this prisoner might do.”

2. isim Anyone who lays stress on a rigid adherence to the details of discipline, or to forms and fixed methods or rules.

   “Before I met Mr. Bowen Cooke I had been given to understand that he was of a reserved nature, and on occasion could be a "bit of a martinet"; [...].”

3. isim A short whip with multiple lashes once used in France.
4. isim A martin; a swift.