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Martinet
WordNet
noun
(1) Someone who demands exact conformity to rules and forms
WiktionaryText
Etymology 1
After the example of 17th century French army officer Jean Martinet.
Noun
- A strict disciplinarian
- Anyone who lays stress on a rigid adherence to the details of discipline, or to forms and fixed methods or rules.