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

This month, Davis painted the Christmas tree inside the Union Station and included a watercolor sticker of the Shuttlecock at the Nelson Atkins Museum of Art. —Kansas City Star, 22 Dec. 2025

Arranging and gluing down souvenirs, photos and stickers into chaotically colorful spreads? —Jennifer Liu, CNBC, 21 Dec. 2025

These hospital reinpups are dashing through halls delivering ornaments and stickers to patients who deserve all the cheer. —Ronnie Li, USA Today, 19 Dec. 2025

Jenny McCarty is a national parks junkie—her water bottle is covered in stickers from the NPS sites she’s visited over the years. —Frederick Dreier, Outside, 16 Dec. 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