Synonyms for stickler
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Noun
1. Pedant — someone who insistently advocates for something, especially for strict observance of a formal rule
Definitions
- n. 1
Someone who insistently advocates for something, especially for strict observance of a formal rule.
Lexicographers are sticklers for correct language.
Related words
- Word family
- sticklerism stickle
Forms
- Plural
- sticklers → pedants, traditionalists, formalists, dogmatists…
Example sentences
- pedant Vanya is an even bigger pedant than I am.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| stickler | rising | |
| traditionalist | rising | |
| pedant | falling | |
| formalist | rising | |
| dogmatist | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- pedant2
- 9 letters
- formalist3, dogmatist
- 14 letters
- traditionalist5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (pedant2 = 2 syllables).