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stickler
noun stick·ler \ˈsti-k(ə-)lər\
: a person who believes that something is very important and should be done or followed all the time
Full Definition of STICKLER
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: one who insists on exactness or completeness in the observance of something <a stickler for the rules>
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1644
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