as in martinet
a person who believes that something is very important and should be done or followed all the time
Her father was a stickler about arriving on time.
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Recent Examples of stickler
Gilbert & Sullivan sticklers might need about 20 minutes to fall under the spell of Roundabout’s Pirates!
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Greg Evans, Deadline, 24 Apr. 2025
Some people rely on points and miles, while others are sticklers about booking in advance or researching differential deals on sites like Groupon.
—Lydia Mansel, Southern Living, 1 Apr. 2025
Xavier, who has been presented as a stickler for rules, breaks with protocol and begins his investigation without contacting any other authorities.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Jan. 2025
Favre-Jacot, a stickler for vertical integration, opened a brick factory to supply the materials for building the Zenith manufacture, located in Le Locle, Switzerland.
—Carol Besler, Forbes.com, 13 Apr. 2025
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Greg Evans, Deadline, 24 Apr. 2025
Some people rely on points and miles, while others are sticklers about booking in advance or researching differential deals on sites like Groupon.
—Lydia Mansel, Southern Living, 1 Apr. 2025
Xavier, who has been presented as a stickler for rules, breaks with protocol and begins his investigation without contacting any other authorities.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Jan. 2025
Favre-Jacot, a stickler for vertical integration, opened a brick factory to supply the materials for building the Zenith manufacture, located in Le Locle, Switzerland.
—Carol Besler, Forbes.com, 13 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stickler
Noun
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But Muir’s co-moderator, Linsey Davis, was a different case: Davis wore a mannish, gray suit jacket and struck a pose of martinet — almost schoolmarmish — solemnity.—
Armond White,
National Review,
20 Sep. 2024
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There’s Cece’s father, long vanished; Ronnie, a predator; Marcel, a martinet; Joel, a manipulator; and a random catcaller in the street, whom Cece sends scurrying away by turning her acting skills to practical use.—
Richard Brody,
The New Yorker,
12 June 2024
Noun
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By several accounts, Xi was a ferocious disciplinarian.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 June 2025
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He was variously depicted as both a strict disciplinarian and also an emotionally intelligent father figure to the players.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
1 June 2025
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On July 13, taskmaster Saturn will station retrograde in Aries, presenting the opportunity to recalibrate and refocus.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
12 July 2025
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Revolutionize management: Move from taskmaster to coach.—
Lori Huss,
Forbes.com,
17 June 2025
Noun
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Shifting Your Mindset Is In Some public relations purists argue that putting numbers to narratives diminishes the essence of the work, that introducing metrics into the mix somehow reduces the craft to calculation.—
Chintan Shah,
Forbes.com,
9 July 2025
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For purists, the Urus was already a compromise anyway, seen as necessary to keep the lights on at Lambo and keep supercar development humming—but otherwise a mild shame.—
Erik Shilling,
Robb Report,
8 July 2025
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“Stickler.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stickler. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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