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stickler

[stik-ler] / ˈstɪk lər /


NOUN
insistent person
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Ted, from Nottinghamshire, has Stickler syndrome - which caused his retinas to detach resulting in him becoming blind at the age of two.

From BBC • Jul. 1, 2022

Carla Stickler, a former “Wicked” understudy who has since become a software engineer in Chicago, was flown to New York to play Elphaba for the first time in seven years.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2022

Then there’s Carla Stickler, who had actually left show business but returned to rescue “Wicked.”

From Seattle Times • Jan. 6, 2022

Stickler, who leads seniors in an oceanography research class at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, peered up in mock disbelief at a tall, gangly high school senior in a black mask.

From Washington Post • Aug. 23, 2021

And I also have an Inner Stickler that, having been unleashed, is now roaring, salivating and clawing the air in a quite alarming manner.

From "Eats, Shoots & Leaves" by Author




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