Definitions for stickler

stickler stick·ler

Spelling: [stik-ler]
IPA: /ˈstɪk lər/

Stickler is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 14 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 16 points.

You can make 369 anagrams from letters in stickler (ceiklrst).

Definitions for stickler

noun

  1. a person who insists on something unyieldingly (usually followed by for):
  2. any puzzling or difficult problem.

Origin of stickler

First recorded in 1530-40; stickle + -er1

Examples for stickler

Elpaso was notoriously 54 a stickler for a square deal at cards.

But, remember this, I'm under a general who's a stickler for the book, so be careful.

"You mean present me to them," corrected the old dame, who was a stickler for etiquette.

This was in the days of Johnny Bassett, ever a stickler in matters of etiquette.

The stickler for uniformity will lament this diversity, but it is probably a good thing.

This fairy was a stickler for the correct use of every word.

Her grammar is fine—Ann is a stickler for grammar—and her anecdotes make sense in that they have a beginning, a middle and an end.

Maybe she's a cop who is a stickler for the rules because she's trying to impress the men upstairs.

Gerald was a stickler for correct Latin grammar; he is great on “howlers.”

This was a strenuous day's work, particularly if the star was a stickler.

Word Value for stickler
Scrable

14

Words with friends

16

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