martinetnoun [ C ]
uk/ˌmɑː.tɪˈnet/us/ˌmɑːr.t̬ənˈet/formal disapprovingsomeone who demands that rules and orders always be obeyed, even when it is unnecessary or unreasonable to do so
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Wanting everything to be right
- anal
- anally retentive
- choosy
- dot
- dot the i's and cross the t's idiom
- faddy
- fastidious
- fussbudget
- fusspot
- fussy
- houseproud
- nitpicking
- particular
- perfectionism
- perfectionist
- pernickety
- persnickety
- pettifogging
- purist
- stickler
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