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sticker

sticker

4 9.5
A small pointed knife used for stabbing
  • noun
  • /ˈstɪkər/
  • Archaic
translation icon : puñal
  • They'll take the knife, because it's stolen, and put an "Exhibit A" sticker on it.

Examples

  • Died on the business end of a pig sticker in Tallahassee a year back.

    Wild Things 2 (2004)

  • Note: Tuition and fees represent the average sticker price for in-state undergraduates for 4-year colleges and the in-district price for community colleges.

    Academic text (2012)

  • At the California Institute of Technology, where the sticker price of tuition is $18,816, 74 percent of freshmen receive institutional aid averaging $6,667.

    Academic text (1998)

  • He pulled out his sticker and expertly pierced the tough hide of the animal.

  • While camping, I used my sticker to cut through the rope tying up the tent.

  • The adventurer always carried a sharp sticker for emergencies in the wild.

Synonyms

dagger
vssticker
103 4.4

A short pointed knife used for stabbing

is the same tool but described without specific weapon use

Compounds

bumper sticker
64 3.1

A small label on a car bumper that shows a short phrase or picture

sticker shock
  • US
4 6.5

A strong surprise when a price is much higher than expected

bill sticker
8.0

A person who puts up posters on walls or billboards

custom bumper sticker
3.6

A sticker for a car with your own message or design

glittery sticker
2.7

A small shiny paper shape you press onto things like cards or notebooks to decorate them

Surface Forms

sticker singular
stickers plural

Morphology

sticker = stick (semi-transparent) = stick + er

The 'knife' sense is a specialized extension meaning 'thing that sticks/stabs'; the relation to 'stick' is metaphorical and may not be immediately obvious to all learners.

Etymology

Sticker A sticker meaning a short, pointed knife comes from the verb stick, which also means 'to pierce' or 'to stab'. So a sticker is 'something that sticks in', which explains the knife sense.