英语词汇“stickler”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

　

单词	stickler
释义	stickler (stɪkləʳ) Word forms: plural sticklers countable noun If you are a stickler for something, you always demand or require it. I'm a bit of a stickler for accuracy. Lucy was a stickler for perfection, and everything had to be exactly right. [+ for] Synonyms: fanatic, nut [slang], maniac [informal], purist More Synonyms of stickler stickler in British English (ˈstɪklə) noun 1. (usually foll by for) a person who makes insistent demands a stickler for accuracy 2. a problem or puzzle the investigation proved to be a stickler stickler in American English (ˈstɪklər) noun 1. a person who insists on the strict observance of something specified usually with for a stickler for discipline 2. US, Informal something puzzling or difficult to solve Word origin see stickle Examples of 'stickler' in a sentence stickler He was a stickler for discipline and the minutiae of dress. Times, Sunday Times (2012) She interacts with them constantly and encouragingly but is a stickler for accuracy and not looking down. Times, Sunday Times (2014) He was a stickler for details and loyalty and he was innovative. Times, Sunday Times (2010) He was a real stickler for detail and for the right details. The Sun (2009) He is always the first in to work and is a stickler for detail. The Sun (2014) He is a stickler for detail. Times, Sunday Times (2014) He was a stickler for defensive discipline and organisation, and it made us almost impenetrable. Times, Sunday Times (2011) The Czech legend is a stickler for detail. The Sun (2012) As a stickler for detail, it is possible to imagine him marching out there with measuring tape. Times, Sunday Times (2008) A quiet man with a neat military moustache, he loved poetry, was a stickler for detail and had a sly sense of humour. Times, Sunday Times (2013) (noun) in the sense of fanatic Definition a person who insists on something I'm a bit of a stickler for accuracy. Synonyms fanatic nut (slang) a football nut who spends thousands of pounds travelling to watch games maniac (informal) big-spending football maniacs purist Purists say the language is under threat. perfectionist the perfectionist's eye for detail pedant martinet He's a retired lieutenant and a bit of a martinet. hard taskmaster fusspot (British, informal) Additional synonyms in the sense of fusspot Definition a person who is difficult to please and complains often Synonyms nit-picker, old woman, perfectionist, fidget, worrier (informal), fussbudget (US) in the sense of maniac Definition a person who has a great craving or enthusiasm for something big-spending football maniacs Synonyms fanatic, fan, enthusiast, freak (informal), fiend (informal) in the sense of martinet Definition a person who maintains strict discipline He's a retired lieutenant and a bit of a martinet. Synonyms disciplinarian, authoritarian, stickler, taskmaster, taskmistress, drillmaster Nearby words of stickler stick up for someone stick your oar in stick-in-the-mud stickler sticky stiff stiff-necked Synonyms of 'stickler' stickler Explore 'stickler' in the dictionary Additional synonyms in the sense of nut Definition an enthusiast a football nut who spends thousands of pounds travelling to watch games Synonyms fanatic, addict, enthusiast, freak (informal), buff (informal), devotee in the sense of perfectionist the perfectionist's eye for detail Synonyms stickler, purist, formalist, precisionist, precisian in the sense of purist Purists say the language is under threat. Synonyms stickler, traditionalist, perfectionist, classicist, pedant, formalist, literalist, precisian
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