sticker

[stik-er]

noun

1. a person or thing that sticks. stick.

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.

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

/ 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

Word History and Origins

Origin of sticker¹

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

Example Sentences

Since the pandemic, buyers on auto-dealer lots have encountered surging sticker prices and smaller incentives from automakers to lessen the blow.

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Many sported stickers on their shirts with the words “They’re returning,” in reference to the hostages, replacing stickers that had before depicted the number of days they had spent in captivity.

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In the note, he is speaking about a sticker that obscures part of the cover art.

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The sticker price of tuition, room and board at some universities can now reach near $100,000.

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It had football helmet stickers and Bengal logos on both fenders.

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• return 
• tariff 
• valuation 
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