stickler

stickler
n.
one who insists on exactness

a stickler for (a stickler for protocol)

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['stɪklə]
['one who insists on exactness'] a stickler for (a stickler for protocol)

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  • stickler — ► NOUN ▪ a person who insists on a certain quality or type of behaviour. ORIGIN originally in the sense «umpire»: from Old English, «set in order» …   English terms dictionary

  • Stickler — This interesting name may be of English topographical origin from either the old English pre 7th Century word stigol , a steep ascent, plus the suffix er , meaning dweller at, hence dweller at a steep ascent ; or the old English stigel , a stile …   Surnames reference

  • stickler — [[t]stɪ̱klə(r)[/t]] sticklers N COUNT: usu N for n If you are a stickler for something, you always demand or require it. I m a bit of a stickler for accuracy... Lucy was a stickler for perfection, and everything had to be exactly right …   English dictionary

  • stickler — UK [ˈstɪklə(r)] / US [ˈstɪklər] noun [countable] Word forms stickler : singular stickler plural sticklers someone who thinks that a particular thing is very important and who thinks that other people should feel the same a stickler for… …   English dictionary

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