stickler
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7.9
- noun
- /ˈstɪklər/
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perfeccionista
- My father is a stickler for rules; he never lets us break even the smallest household guidelines.
- a stickler for detail
Michael Mann is a, a guy who really is a stickler for for a detail and certain things.
- Michael Mann is a, a guy who really is a stickler for for a detail and certain things.
- Severus being strict, being a stickler for the requirement that is being imposed.
- So I, I do these podcasts in person, you know, I'm a stickler for that because there's a magic to the in person conversation.
- And you're very much a stickler for the rules, whether it's the hero's journey, oh, me and rules.
- So it's this annoying thing about me being a stickler for three hours.
- And what I've noticed is men tend to be more of a stickler for that.
- And so he didn't care so much about me being a stickler for the exact history or the exact.
- And to the person who wants to enjoy it always having this person be a stickler for money can it can really start to piss them off and be a problem.
- And, you know, if we want to be really, you know, sticklers and, well, they all reduced down to machine language, you know, just a bunch of logic circuits.
Examples
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He'd better get a move on; she was a stickler for punctuality.
Fiction book (1999) -
Captain Smith's a right stickler for discipline.
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Of course, that was before I knew you were going to be such a stickler for the rules.
Fiction book (2001) -
I tell them my editor is a stickler for detail.
Academic text (2009) -
When I was writing my book, Survival Mom, I was a real stickler for accuracy.
Blog text (29) -
And McPhee is a real stickler for the right word.
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Dr. DoGood was a stickler for discipline, and she knew it.
Academic text (1996) -
You bankers sure are sticklers for detail.
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Our Sheriff's got a deputy that's a real stickler for rules.
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In his experience, funeral directors tended to be both touchy and sticklers for detail.
Fiction book (1999)
Synonyms
35
4.5
A person who wants everything perfect and dislikes small mistakes
28
6.8
A person who wants rules and standards followed exactly
2
8.6
A person who cares too much about small rules and corrects others often
2
9.4
A person who insists that others follow rules exactly
A person who keeps asking for something or firmly holds an opinion
Antonyms
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Morphology
Etymology
Stickler comes from an old verb stickle, which meant 'to argue' or 'insist'. You can also think of it like stick, because a stickler 'sticks' to a rule or small detail and will not let it go, which is why a stickler is someone who insists on a certain standard.