sticker

American  

[stik-er] / ˈstɪk ər /

noun

• stickers
  plural

1. a person or thing that sticks.

2. an adhesive label.

3. Informal. sticker price.

4. something, as a problem or riddle, that puzzles or nonpluses one.

5. Slang. a knife, especially one used as a weapon by a criminal.

6. a worker who kills animals in a slaughterhouse by piercing the jugular vein with a pointed instrument.

7. a bur, thorn, or the like.

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adjective

1. of or relating to the sticker price of an automobile.

   Customers are experiencing sticker shock at the high price of new cars.

verb (used with object)

1. to place a sticker on.

sticker British  

/ ˈstɪkə /

noun

1. an adhesive label, poster, or paper

2. a person or thing that sticks

3. a persevering or industrious person

4. something prickly, such as a thorn, that clings to one's clothing, etc

5. informal something that perplexes

6. informal a knife used for stabbing or piercing

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• stickers
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of sticker

First recorded in 1575–85; stick ² + -er ¹

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Explanation

A sticker is a label or a decoration with a sticky back, so it can be pasted anywhere. If you're a big fan of superheroes, you might cover your notebooks with Wonder Woman stickers. Sticker usually refers to the kitten stickers your brother sticks on his bedroom windows or the adhesive labels that you peel off your banana. Some plants also have stickers (also known as burrs, prickles, or thorns) — the kind that get stuck in your sweater after a walk in the woods. The term sticker price means the listed price for a car or some other item offered for sale.

Example Sentences

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sticker stickers

Here are some common last-minute election-day hiccups and how to navigate them so you can earn your “I voted” sticker on Tuesday.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026

A red “Supreme” clothing logo sticker is visible on what appears to be the car’s fuel door.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026

Instead of surrendering to sticker shock, people are finding ways to gamify their daily expenses, hunt down hidden perks and even double down on their goals for the future.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 2026

Colleges are often loath to cut their sticker prices because they like to dangle scholarships to entice students to enroll.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026

It stuck in die mind like one of those spiny sticker burrs they had in the South, in Florida, small hooked seeds that lurk in the grass.

From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara

"We're currently over capacity," says Dr Zoe Morgan-Pittard, who is so busy that she's placed stickers on her arms to remind her who she's been assessing.

From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2026

It’s the realm of purple state campaign ads and Earthbound Trading Co. bumper stickers.

From Salon ● Oct. 21, 2026

Earlier this week, Anthropic hosted a limited giveaway of “Clawd” plushies and stickers — a reference to the pixelated crab logo featured in the Claude Code terminal tool.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 3, 2026

Cereal companies also attempt to avoid unappetizing stickers, mandated in some other countries, warning of high sugar or fat content.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

I check myself in the mirror on my closet and then head for the door, but I stop because along the bottom frame of my bulletin board is a new row of stickers.

From "A High Five for Glenn Burke" by Phil Bildner

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