neatnik

noun

neat·nik | \ ˈnēt-nik

How to pronounce neatnik (audio)

\

Definition of neatnik

: a person who is compulsively neat

Examples of neatnik in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Newgarden is a neatnik, an organizer, someone who wonders aloud about his OCD tendencies. — Gregg Doyel, Indianapolis Star, "Doyel: Josef Newgarden's beautiful mind needs to go faster and faster," 24 May 2018

These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'neatnik.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Keep scrolling for more

Learn More about neatnik

Dictionary Entries near neatnik

Statistics for neatnik

Look-up Popularity

Time Traveler for neatnik

The first known use of neatnik was in 1959

See more words from the same year

WORD OF THE DAY

contraption

a device or gadget

Test Your Vocabulary

Words for Summer: A Quiz

Which of the following words means “of or relating to summer”?

Can you spell these 10 commonly misspelled words?

TAKE THE QUIZ

Dictionary Devil

Test Your Knowledge - and learn some interesting things along the way.

TAKE THE QUIZ