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STICKLER
stickler
(noun) someone who insists on something; “a stickler for promptness”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
stickler (plural sticklers)
(now only Cornwall) A referee or adjudicator at a fight, wrestling match, duel, etc. who ensures fair play. [from 16th c.]
Someone who insistently advocates for something. [from 17th c.]
Synonyms: dogmatist, formalist, pedant, traditionalist
Anagrams
• strickle, ticklers, trickles
Proper noun
Stickler (plural Sticklers)
A surname.
Statistics
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Stickler is the 9902nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3264 individuals. Stickler is most common among White (93.47%) individuals.
Anagrams
• strickle, ticklers, trickles
Source: Wiktionary
Stic"kler, n. Etym: [See Stickle, v. t.]
Definition: One who stickles. Specifically: -- (a) One who arbitrates a duel; a sidesman to a fencer; a second; an umpire. [Obs.] Basilius, the judge, appointed sticklers and trumpets whom the others should obey. Sir P. Sidney. Our former chiefs, like sticklers of the war, First sought to inflame the parties, then to poise. Dryden.
(b) One who pertinaciously contends for some trifling things, as a point of etiquette; an unreasonable, obstinate contender; as, a stickler for ceremony. The Tory or High-church were the greatest sticklers against the exorbitant proceedings of King James II. Swift.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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