stickler

[ stik-ler ]

/ ˈstɪk lər /

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noun

a person who insists on something unyieldingly (usually followed by for): a stickler for ceremony.

any puzzling or difficult problem.

Origin of stickler

First recorded in 1530–40; stickle + -er¹

SYNONYMS FOR stickler

1 fanatic, purist, perfectionist.

2 puzzle, riddle, mystery.

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Words nearby stickler

stick-in-the-mud, stickit, stick it to someone, stickle, stickleback, stickler, Stickler syndrome, Stickley, stickman, stick-on, stick one's neck out

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Example sentences from the Web for stickler

Her grammar is fine—Ann is a stickler for grammar—and her anecdotes make sense in that they have a beginning, a middle and an end.
Hatchet Job of the Year 2014 Shortlist Announced|The Telegraph|January 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Maybe she's a cop who is a stickler for the rules because she's trying to impress the men upstairs.
Why Crime Novelists Don't Get Women|Christopher Rice|April 12, 2010|DAILY BEAST
But I ain't such a stickler for sharp-edged goodness myself nor in any way at all virtuous.
Green Valley|Katharine Reynolds
I thought you were a stickler for people keeping to their own station, and not aping their betters!
A Charming Fellow, Volume III (of 3)|Frances Eleanor Trollope

He finished by becoming a punctilious practitioner of Parliamentary forms, a stickler for the minutest observation of order.
The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 27, March 1893|Various
In middle age, we find him more of a stickler for propriety of costume.
Mr. Punch's History of Modern England Vol. IV of IV.|Charles L. Graves
Although I am a stickler for old-time ways and things, I think I shall leave out all of the old spring dosing except the greens.
In Pastures Green|Peter McArthur

British Dictionary definitions for stickler

stickler

/ (ˈstɪklə) /

noun

(usually foll by for) a person who makes insistent demandsa stickler for accuracy

a problem or puzzlethe investigation proved to be a stickler

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单词	stickler
释义	stickler [ stik-ler ] / ˈstɪk lər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR stickler ON THESAURUS.COM noun a person who insists on something unyieldingly (usually followed by for): a stickler for ceremony. any puzzling or difficult problem. Origin of stickler First recorded in 1530–40; stickle + -er¹ SYNONYMS FOR stickler 1 fanatic, purist, perfectionist. 2 puzzle, riddle, mystery. SEE SYNONYMS FOR stickler ON THESAURUS.COM Words nearby stickler stick-in-the-mud, stickit, stick it to someone, stickle, stickleback, stickler, Stickler syndrome, Stickley, stickman, stick-on, stick one's neck out Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for stickler Her grammar is fine—Ann is a stickler for grammar—and her anecdotes make sense in that they have a beginning, a middle and an end. Hatchet Job of the Year 2014 Shortlist Announced\|The Telegraph\|January 19, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Maybe she's a cop who is a stickler for the rules because she's trying to impress the men upstairs. Why Crime Novelists Don't Get Women\|Christopher Rice\|April 12, 2010\|DAILY BEAST But I ain't such a stickler for sharp-edged goodness myself nor in any way at all virtuous. Green Valley\|Katharine Reynolds I thought you were a stickler for people keeping to their own station, and not aping their betters! A Charming Fellow, Volume III (of 3)\|Frances Eleanor Trollope He finished by becoming a punctilious practitioner of Parliamentary forms, a stickler for the minutest observation of order. The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 27, March 1893\|Various In middle age, we find him more of a stickler for propriety of costume. Mr. Punch's History of Modern England Vol. IV of IV.\|Charles L. Graves Although I am a stickler for old-time ways and things, I think I shall leave out all of the old spring dosing except the greens. In Pastures Green\|Peter McArthur British Dictionary definitions for stickler stickler / (ˈstɪklə) / noun (usually foll by for) a person who makes insistent demandsa stickler for accuracy a problem or puzzlethe investigation proved to be a stickler Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to stickler taskmaster, nitpicker, disciplinarian, fanatic, enforcer, riddle, mystery, paradox, enigma, twister, stumper, teaser, zealot, contender, haggler, higgler
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stickler

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