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• stickler for the rules —    Someone who is a stickler for the rules is a disciplinarian who demands strict observance of the rules or procedures.     Be sure to use the proper form. Mr. Brown is a stickler for the rules …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

• Stickler — Stic kler (st[i^]k kl[ e]r), n. [See {Stickle}, v. t.] One who stickles. Specifically: [1913 Webster] (a) One who arbitrates a duel; a sidesman to a fencer; a second; an umpire. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Basilius, the judge, appointed sticklers and… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• stickler — [stik′lər] n. [see STICKLE] 1. a person who insists on the strict observance of something specified: usually with for [a stickler for discipline ] ☆ 2. Informal something puzzling or difficult to solve …   English World dictionary

• stickler — n. one who insists on exactness a stickler for (a stickler for protocol) * * * [ stɪklə] [ one who insists on exactness ] a stickler for (a stickler for protocol) …   Combinatory dictionary

• 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

• stickler — /ˈstɪklə / (say stikluh) phrase a stickler for …, a person who insists unyieldingly on (something specified): * I m a stickler for punctuality as a rule, said Anne. –neilma sidney, 1988 …  

• stickler — /stik leuhr/, n. 1. a person who insists on something unyieldingly (usually fol. by for): a stickler for ceremony. 2. any puzzling or difficult problem. [1530 40; STICKLE + ER1] Syn. 1. fanatic, purist, perfectionist. 2. puzzle, riddle, mystery.… …   Universalium

• 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 — noun Date: 1644 1. one who insists on exactness or completeness in the observance of something < a stickler for the rules > 2. something that baffles or puzzles ; poser, sticker …   New Collegiate 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