Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

disciplinarian

/dɪsɪplɪˈnɛəɹɪən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.39 in modern English

Syllables: dis-ci-plinar-i-an
IPA: /dɪsɪplɪˈnɛəɹɪən/

19

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

6

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who exercises discipline.

noun

One who believes in discipline as a tool for regulation or control.

adj

Relating to discipline.

Example Sentences

"He is the chief disciplinarian in the school."
"Miss Brownell had the reputation in Blair Water of being a fine teacher—due mainly to the fact that she was a strict disciplinarian and kept excellent “order.”"
"Disciplinarian system."

Etymology

From discipline + -arian or disciplinary + -an.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: discipline, disciplinary

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /dɪsɪplɪˈnɛəɹɪən/

Inflected Forms

disciplinarians (plural) more disciplinarian (comparative) most disciplinarian (superlative)

Derived Forms

disciplinarianism multidisciplinarian

Frequently Paired Words

disciple

Synonyms

martinet moralist

Rhymes With

humanitarian bulgarian marion hungarian authoritarian marian barbarian sectarian totalitarian agrarian veterinarian bavarian

Questions

How do you pronounce disciplinarian?: The recorded pronunciation is /dɪsɪplɪˈnɛəɹɪən/.
What does disciplinarian mean?: One who exercises discipline.
Where does disciplinarian come from?: From discipline + -arian or disciplinary + -an.

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