stickler

[ stik-ler ]
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noun
  1. a person who insists on something unyieldingly (usually followed by for): a stickler for ceremony.

  2. any puzzling or difficult problem.

Origin of stickler

1
First recorded in 1530–40; stickle + -er1

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stickler

/ (ˈstɪklə) /


noun
  1. (usually foll by for) a person who makes insistent demands: a stickler for accuracy

  2. a problem or puzzle: the investigation proved to be a stickler

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