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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Searching for a word #212232 08/21/2013 7:04 PM Joined: Aug 2013 Posts: 3 South Carolina Ma Beau stranger Ma Beau stranger Joined: Aug 2013 Posts: 3 South Carolina What is the word for a military leader who is violent and mistreats his/her men? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Searching for a word Ma Beau #212234 08/21/2013 11:37 PM Joined: May 2010 Posts: 963 Alaska Tromboniator old hand Tromboniator old hand Joined: May 2010 Posts: 963 Alaska Martinet comes about as close as any word I know. Strict discipline is the martinet's strong suit; whether this necessarily includes violence is not clear to me. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Searching for a word Ma Beau #212246 08/22/2013 12:27 PM Joined: Aug 2013 Posts: 3 South Carolina Ma Beau stranger Ma Beau stranger Joined: Aug 2013 Posts: 3 South Carolina Thanks. Had thought of that one...doesn't seem quite right. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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