Martinet
Martinet noun - Someone who demands exact conformity to rules and forms.
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Sergeant and martinet are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sergeant" instead a noun "Martinet".
Nearby Words: martin, Martine
Sergeant
Sergeant noun - Any of several noncommissioned officer ranks in the Army or Air Force or Marines ranking above a corporal.
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He would direct his films Prussian Drill Sergeant Nasty style and was a mean martinet to his cast and crew, with whom he would have epic fights.
Source: Creator / Josef von Sternberg -
The Unknown Soldier: Staff Sergeant Sinkkonen is both a cocky martinet and a completely incompetent barracks warrior.
Source: The Neidermeyer
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