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 Definitions of stickler  [ˈstɪk lər]  

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Definition of 'stickler' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) stickler
a person who insists on something unyieldingly (usu. fol. by for).

2.  stickler
any puzzling or difficult problem.

Etymology:  (1530–40)

Definition of 'stickler' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) stickler
someone who insists on something
"a stickler for promptness"


Definition of 'stickler' Webster Dictionary 

1. (verb) stickler
one who stickles

2. (verb) stickler
one who arbitrates a duel; a sidesman to a fencer; a second; an umpire

3. (verb) stickler
one who pertinaciously contends for some trifling things, as a point of etiquette; an unreasonable, obstinate contender; as, a stickler for ceremony



'stickler' - Nearby Entries  

stick lac  stick on  stick out  stick-on  stickle  stickleback  stickler  



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