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noun
Date: 1644
1. one who insists on exactness or completeness in the observance of something <a stickler for the rules> 2. something that baffles or puzzles ; poser, sticker
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Stickler — is a family name which may refer to any of the following:*Alfons Maria Stickler (1910 mdash;2007), Roman Catholic clergyman *Dick Stickler, U.S. politician *Friedrich Stickler (born 1949), Austrian football official *Helen Stickler (born 1968), U … Wikipedia
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stickler — n. one who insists on exactness a stickler for (a stickler for protocol) * * * [ stɪklə] [ one who insists on exactness ] a stickler for (a stickler for protocol) … Combinatory dictionary
Stickler — This interesting name may be of English topographical origin from either the old English pre 7th Century word stigol , a steep ascent, plus the suffix er , meaning dweller at, hence dweller at a steep ascent ; or the old English stigel , a stile … Surnames reference
stickler — [[t]stɪ̱klə(r)[/t]] sticklers N COUNT: usu N for n If you are a stickler for something, you always demand or require it. I m a bit of a stickler for accuracy... Lucy was a stickler for perfection, and everything had to be exactly right … English dictionary
stickler — UK [ˈstɪklə(r)] / US [ˈstɪklər] noun [countable] Word forms stickler : singular stickler plural sticklers someone who thinks that a particular thing is very important and who thinks that other people should feel the same a stickler for… … English dictionary
