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disciplinarian (n.)

1630s, "one who enforces order;" see discipline; it was earlier used (often with capital D-) of Puritans who wanted to establish the Presbyterian "discipline" in England (1580s). An earlier word in the sense "enforcer of discipline" was discipliner (mid-15c.). Meaning "advocate of greater discipline" is from 1746.

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Definitions of disciplinarian from WordNet

disciplinarian (n.)
someone who demands exact conformity to rules and forms;
Synonyms: martinet / moralist
From wordnet.princeton.edu