martinet

English

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈmæɹ.tɪ.nɛt/
• IPA: /mæɹtˈnɛt/
• Rhymes: -ɛt

Etymology 1

After the example of 17th century French army officer Jean Martinet.

Noun

martinet (plural martinets)

1. (military) A strict disciplinarian
2. (figuratively) Anyone who lays stress on a rigid adherence to the details of discipline, or to forms and fixed methods or rules.

Etymology 2

From French

Noun

martinet (plural martinets)

1. (zoology) A martin; a swift

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French

Etymology

From marteau (“hammer”), from Latin martulus (“hammer”)

Noun

martinet m (plural martinets)

1. a multi-tail whip, comprising leather or whipcord thongs fixed on a handle, to dust off or to administer a beating (usually to a child's bottom)
2. a mechanical hammer on a motor-driven cogwheel, as used to beat metal
3. the swallow-like bird species martin, black with a white throat
4. swift (bird)

Anagrams

• méritant, terminât