sticker

[ stik-er ]

/ ˈstɪk ər /

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noun

a person or thing that sticks.

an adhesive label.

Informal. sticker price.

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

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

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

a bur, thorn, or the like.

adjective

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)

to place a sticker on.

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Origin of sticker

First recorded in 1575–85; stick² + -er¹

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How to use sticker in a sentence

I joke that I started as a kid revising the encyclopedia by stickering the one my mother bought.
You Can Look It Up: The Wikipedia Story|Walter Isaacson|October 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for sticker

sticker

/ (ˈstɪkə) /

noun

an adhesive label, poster, or paper

a person or thing that sticks

a persevering or industrious person

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

informal something that perplexes

informal a knife used for stabbing or piercing

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