stickler+for+accuracy

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• 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 — n. (foll. by for) a person who insists on something (a stickler for accuracy). Etymology: obs. stickle be umpire, ME stightle control, frequent. of stight f. OE stiht(i)an set in order …   Useful 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

• stickler — stick|ler [ˈstıklə US ər] n [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: stickle to argue about small points (16 20 centuries), from stightle to put in order (13 15 centuries), from Old English stihtan] be a stickler for detail/rules/accuracy etc to think that… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• stickler — stick|ler [ stıklər ] noun count someone who thinks a particular thing is very important and who thinks that other people should feel the same: a stickler for rules/details/accuracy …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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