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   stick·ler

   /ˈstik(ə)lər/

   noun

   • 1. a person who insists on a certain quality or type of behavior: "he's a stickler for accuracy"

   Word Origin mid 16th century (in the sense ‘umpire’): from obsolete stickle ‘be umpire’, alteration of obsolete stightle ‘to control’, frequentative of Old English stiht(i)an ‘set in order’.

   Scrabble Points: 14

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   • T

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   • I

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   • C

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   • K

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   • L

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