stickler

IPA: stˈɪkʌɫɝ

noun

  • (now only Cornwall) A referee or adjudicator at a fight, wrestling match, duel, etc. who ensures fair play.
  • Someone who insistently advocates for something, especially for strict observance of a formal rule.
  • A surname.
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Examples of "stickler" in Sentences

  • She is such a stickler.
  • You're the stickler for accuracy, right
  • I am a stickler for rules and guidelines.
  • Stickler denied the physical nature of it.
  • I'm a stickler for proper use of the word theory.
  • They tend to be rather officious and sticklers for rules.
  • I think you're being a stickler to the point of absurdity.
  • I am a bit of a stickler for the proper use of apostrophes.
  • Other pictures in the booklet were taken by Stephen Stickler.
  • Diane Groomes was known as a stickler for the rules City Desk
  • Dean Marymount is the Dean of Waverly who is a stickler for rules.
  • There is no accepted coaching category called stickler or nitpicker.
  • Harvard Law graduate who was known as a stickler for detail while a lawyer in private practice.
  • The main stickler is that by the end of the book, the reader is left without a sense of closure.
  • Now the only stickler is that it just so happens she’s out of town on business this week and doesn’t know she’s switching.
  • Mr. Ulrich, known as a stickler for detail, relied on its heritage of upscale merchandising and uncluttered aisles to make Target stand out.
  • Cardenas, who bends over to pick up a piece of popcorn off the suite's carpeted floor, is also known as a stickler for cleanliness and a borderline perfectionist.
  • His main job is penciling — creating the initial drawings, based on stories from writers, which are then finished by inkers — and he is known as a stickler for detail.

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