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Definition of Martinet

Martinet
Martinet Mar"ti*net`, n. [So called from an officer of that name in the French army under Louis XIV. Cf. Martin the bird, Martlet.] In military language, a strict disciplinarian; in general, one who lays stress on a rigid adherence to the details of discipline, or to forms and fixed methods. [Hence, the word is commonly employed in a depreciatory sense.]
Martinet
Martinet Mar"ti*net`, n. [F.] (Zo["o]l.) The martin.

Meaning of Martinet from wikipedia

- The martinet (/ˈmɑːrtɪnɪt/) is a punitive device traditionally used in France and other parts of Europe. The word also has other usages, described below...
- Charles Andre Martinet (/ˈmɑːrtɪneɪ/ MART-in-ay, French: [maʁtinɛ]; born September 17, 1955) is an American actor. Martinet created the voices of both...
- Look up martinet in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A martinet is a type of whip. Martinet is also a French name and may refer to: André Martinet, French...
- André Martinet (French: [ɑ̃.dʁe maʁ.ti.nɛ]; Saint-Alban-des-Villards, 12 April 1908 – Châtenay-Malabry, 16 July 1999) was a French linguist, influential...
- The SNCAC Martinet was a German-designed but French-built twin-engined military trainer and light transport monoplane. It was operated by the French military...
- Pierre Martinet is an ex-agent of DGSE, the French external intelligence agency. In 2005 he published the book La DGSE : service action, un agent sort...
- The Miles M.25 Martinet was a target tug aircraft of the Royal Air Force (RAF) and Fleet Air Arm (FAA) that was in service during the Second World War...
- Jean Martinet (d. 1672) was a French lieutenant-colonel and Inspector General, and one of the first great drill masters of modern times. Martinet served...
- Jeanne Martinet (March 24, 1920 – November 6, 2018) was a French semiotician and a proprietor of a semiotics school. Her husband was the linguist André...
- William Martinet (born 6 September 1988) is a French politician from La France Insoumise. He was elected member of the National ****embly for Yvelines's...