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stickler
[ stik-ler ]
/ ˈstɪk lər /
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noun
a person who insists on something unyieldingly (usually followed by for): a stickler for ceremony.
any puzzling or difficult problem.
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Words nearby stickler
stick-in-the-mud, stickit, stick it to someone, stickle, stickleback, stickler, Stickley, stickman, stick-on, stick one's neck out, stickout
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British Dictionary definitions for stickler
stickler
/ (ˈstɪklə) /
noun
(usually foll by for) a person who makes insistent demandsa stickler for accuracy
a problem or puzzlethe investigation proved to be a stickler
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