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STICKLER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Someone who insists on something
Example:
a stickler for promptness
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("stickler" is a kind of...):
disciplinarian; martinet; moralist (someone who demands exact conformity to rules and forms)
Derivation:
stickle (dispute or argue stubbornly (especially minor points))
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