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stick⋅er

[stik-er]
–noun
1. a person or thing that sticks.
2. an adhesive label.
3. Informal. sticker price.
4. something, as a problem or riddle, that puzzles or nonpluses one.
5. Slang. a knife, esp. 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
8. of or pertaining to the sticker price of an automobile: Customers are experiencing sticker shock at the high price of new cars.
–verb (used with object)
9. to place a sticker on.

Origin:
1575–85; stick 2 + -er 1
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stick·er   (stĭk'ər)   
n.  
  1. One that sticks, as a gummed or adhesive label or patch.

  2. A tenacious, diligent, or persistent person.

  3. A thorn, prickle, or barb.

  4. Something puzzling or bewildering, as a riddle.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

sticker 
"gummed adhesive label," 1871, from stick (v.).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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