sticker

noun

stick·​er ˈsti-kər 

1

: one that pierces with a point

2

a

: one that adheres or causes adhesion

b

: a slip of paper with adhesive back that can be fastened to a surface

Examples of sticker in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Toss those little trinkets, stickers, and plastic toys. —Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 16 May 2025

In Saudi Arabia, Inking Billions In Deals Consider creating a daily gratitude journal that includes sections for positive affirmations, goal tracking, and decorative digital stickers. —Sarah Hernholm, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025

Its blue stickers on appliances, inform shoppers that those products meet energy efficiency standards set by the EPA. —Anne Marie D. Lee, CBS News, 7 May 2025

The Sanitation Department used to slap neon stickers on the windows of cars that didn’t move for the sweeper, as a shaming tactic, but the City Council forced them to stop. —Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 5 May 2025

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1542, in the meaning defined at sense 2a

Phrases Containing sticker

• bumper sticker
• pot sticker
• sticker price
• sticker shock

Rhymes for sticker

• bicker
• dicker
• flicker
• kicker
• liquor
• picker
• quicker
• ricker
• sicker
• slicker
• snicker
• thicker

Kids Definition

sticker

noun

stick·​er ˈstik-ər 

1

: something that pierces with a point

2

a

: something that clings (as a bur) or causes clinging (as glue)

b

: a slip of paper with gummed back that clings to a surface