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
Dodgers president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman, going back to his days with the Tampa Bay Rays, is a stickler for defense.
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Ken Rosenthal, The Athletic, 1 July 2024
Adams, the first Black woman to receive the lieutenant colonel rank, was a stickler for a pristine uniform.
—Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 12 Dec. 2024
Between the lines: When the job market was hot, employers were afraid of losing talent by being sticklers on seemingly minor rules, Erin Grau, cofounder of Charter, a future of work media firm, tells Axios.
—Emily Peck, Axios, 1 Nov. 2024
Just to show that the designers were sticklers for detail, the official British registration plate reads AU 1 – the same as the Phantom in the movie.
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 30 Oct. 2024
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Ken Rosenthal, The Athletic, 1 July 2024
Adams, the first Black woman to receive the lieutenant colonel rank, was a stickler for a pristine uniform.
—Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 12 Dec. 2024
Between the lines: When the job market was hot, employers were afraid of losing talent by being sticklers on seemingly minor rules, Erin Grau, cofounder of Charter, a future of work media firm, tells Axios.
—Emily Peck, Axios, 1 Nov. 2024
Just to show that the designers were sticklers for detail, the official British registration plate reads AU 1 – the same as the Phantom in the movie.
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 30 Oct. 2024
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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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Both were industrious strivers at work and strict disciplinarians at home.—
Danielle Amir Jackson,
The Atlantic,
27 Feb. 2025
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The 45-year-old wife, accused of being the primary disciplinarian, was sentenced to 12 years in prison, while the 43-year-old husband received a 10-year sentence.—
Olivia Lloyd,
Miami Herald,
14 Jan. 2025
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Personal happiness is on trial as taskmaster Saturn joins the North Node.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
21 Apr. 2025
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As the sun joins taskmaster Saturn in Pisces, your eighth house of transformation and catharsis becomes illuminated.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
11 Mar. 2025
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Sander, the legendary visionary of purist, minimalist fashion who disappeared from fashion and into the warm embrace of an anonymous life some years ago, leaving us her Uniqlo +J work as a parting gift, has agreed to discuss her collaboration with the furniture maker Thonet.—
Mark Holgate,
Vogue,
8 Apr. 2025
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Changes will always anger traditionalists and purists as any sports league manager is all too aware.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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“Stickler.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stickler. Accessed 26 Apr. 2025.
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