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The definition of a stickler is someone who adheres tightly to a set of rules or principles.

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A teacher who gives you detention if you are even a minute late is an example of someone who is a stickler for tardiness.

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See stickler in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

  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

Origin: see stickle

See stickler in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. One who insists on something unyieldingly: a stickler for neatness.
  2. Something puzzling or difficult.

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