Definition of Stickler

an individual who insists a task should be completed in a certain manner

Examples of Stickler in a sentence

Because the drill sergeant is a stickler for details, he makes us check everything four times.  🔊

Our company hired an efficiency expert who is a stickler for increasing productivity.  🔊

A stickler for editorial rules, my aunt is a highly sought-after editor who counts several bestselling writers among her clients.  🔊

If I’m placed in the blue cabin at camp, I won’t have any fun because the counselor of that cabin is a stickler for rules.  🔊

The actor is such a stickler for getting into a role that he makes his real family call him by his character’s name.  🔊

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