stickler
noun/ˈstɪklə(r)/
/ˈstɪklər/
- stickler (for something) a person who thinks that a particular quality or type of behaviour is very important and expects other people to think and behave in the same way
- a stickler for punctuality
Word Originmid 16th cent. (in the sense ‘umpire’): from obsolete stickle ‘be umpire’, alteration of obsolete stightle ‘to control’, frequentative of Old English stiht(i)an ‘set in order’.Want to learn more?
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