STICKLER

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Someone who insists on something

Example:

a stickler for promptness

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

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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