Dictionary entry

Stickler

Pronunciation: /ˈstɪklə/

Pronunciation

/ˈstɪklə/

Myanmar Meaning

တစ်စုံတစ်ခုကို စွဲမြဲတောင်းဆိုနေသူ။

Definition

stickler /'stÇklǝ(r)/ n ~ for sth စည္းကမ္းကလနားႀကီးသူ။ a stickler for accuracy/ punctuality/ discipline.

Examples

  1. ‘I was a stickler for tradition
  2. just like my dad.’
  3. ‘I'm actually a stickler for the rules of the road and I always try really hard to drive at the speed limit in urban areas (although I get really annoyed with drivers who drive under the speed limit).’
  4. ‘I am a stickler for details
  5. and I always seem to need to know the reason behind things
  6. the motivation that inspired certain actions
  7. the purpose behind plans and course of actions
  8. the meaning of it all.’
  9. ‘A stickler for perfection
  10. she would inspect the cellars at night to make sure everything was right.’
  11. ‘He was also
  12. however
  13. a stickler for truth and accuracy
  14. and this might have led to his death.’
  15. ‘He proved an enthusiastic chorister and server in the parish churches
  16. and was a stickler for the traditions of the Church of England.’
  17. ‘Please don't comment on a thread that is only vaguely related to the subject you want to talk about
  18. however; I'm usually a stickler for keeping threads on-topic and you run the risk of your comment being deleted.’
  19. ‘After all
  20. you were always such a stickler for accuracy.’
  21. ‘Would Egypt's most successful general
  22. a stickler for tradition
  23. have wished to be associated with a woman co-regent
  24. even a woman as strong as Hatshepsut?’
  25. ‘Rough and tough
  26. Neale asked a lot and was a stickler for perfection.’
  27. ‘He is as gruff as a bulldog's bark
  28. yet underneath the hoary rock 'n' roll bluster
  29. Lemmy
  30. author of songs such as ‘Die You Bastard
  31. ’ is curiously old fashioned and a stickler for good manners.’
  32. ‘He told a story involving a commanding officer who was a stickler for precision
  33. and whose great aim was to see the trombone players of the band with their elbows at the same angle.’
  34. ‘One earnest little girl
  35. clearly a stickler for cleanliness
  36. covered her playground with a variety of dustbins
  37. all carefully labelled ‘Use me’.’
  38. ‘She wondered if she should sign it to authenticate it
  39. but Irving
  40. never much of a stickler for authenticity
  41. replied
  42. apparently
  43. ‘that she knew who drew it
  44. and so did I
  45. and that was good enough’.’
  46. ‘We don't know what Fred the boy was like - going by his later life the young Fred may have been a stickler for detail
  47. very precise about his work
  48. and perhaps not one of the ‘in’ crowd.’
  49. ‘She was a stickler for formality and any transgression against the rules and regulations angered her.’
  50. ‘Fluent in five languages
  51. highly informed and a stickler for precise dates and details
  52. she is equally at ease mothering me with biscuits
  53. stuffing plant cuttings into my hands or scolding me for my dismal grasp of the Czech language.’
  54. ‘I shook it
  55. but could tell from the way her eyes twinkled that she was anything but a stickler for formality.’
  56. ‘I am a stickler for objectivity in journalism
  57. but I had started out with the impression that I would be dealing with a world of half-truths
  58. stretched laws and dodgy dealings.’
  59. ‘But Waugh is a stickler for the protocol of language