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stickler

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1. stickler - Noun

2. stickler - Verb

3. Stickler - Proper noun

Meaning

One who stickles.

One who arbitrates a duel; a sidesman to a fencer; a second; an umpire.

One who pertinaciously contends for some trifling things, as a point of etiquette; an unreasonable, obstinate contender; as, a stickler for ceremony.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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I don't know if people really want to know how I feel about drugs. I'm not such a stickler. I believe you can choose to live your life any way you want. Kate Hudson

I'm a big micro manager; I'm a stickler about organisation; everything needs a place, a purpose, and micro managing myself even when I'm in the studio. Christina Aguilera

My mother wasn't a stickler for the more practical approaches to life. Diane Keaton

Humanity is in my heart. Do I suffer fools? No. Am I a stickler for my profession? Yes. I am a task master? Yes. My military background, football background, I'm a team player all the way, and I love winning. Isaiah Washington

I am not a stickler for Indian food, but by the third day or so I start looking for something familiar to eat. I have travelled a lot, and I always try out local food. Shaan

I am a stickler for always having to know what time it is. Scott Wilson

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