English
Pronunciation
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Etymology 1
After the example of 17th century French army officer w:Jean Martinet|Jean Martinet.
Noun
en-noun
- military A strict disciplinarian
- in general, one who lays stress on a rigid adherence to the details of discipline, or to forms and fixed methods.
Etymology 2
Diminutive of martin
Noun
en-noun
- The martin bird.
Category:Birds
French
Etymology
from marteau 'hammer', itself from Latin martulus 'hammer'
Noun
martinet
- 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)
- mechanical hammer on a motor-driven cogwheel, as used to beat metal
- swallow-like bird species, black with a white throat
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