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stickler

noun

/ˈstɪklər/

Meaning

a person who insists on a certain quality or standard of behavior

He is a stickler for punctuality and never tolerates delays.

perfectionist, purist, disciplinarian, pedant, nitpicker

lenient, easygoing, flexible

stickler for rules, stickler for detail, stickler for punctuality

A material manufactured in thin sheets from the pulp of wood or other fibrous substances, used for w...

the quality of being truthful; honesty and accuracy in what one says or does

a person who does unskilled physical work for wages

a person who has studied a subject for a long time and knows a lot about it; an academic

A heavy tool with a rounded end used for crushing or grinding substances in a mortar.

a word related to another word in origin; having the same linguistic root