01 n. One who stickles.
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One who stickles.
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One who arbitrates a duel; a sidesman to a fencer; a second; an umpire.[Obs.]“Basilius, the judge, appointed sticklers and trumpets whom the others should obey.” — Sir P. Sidney.“Our former chiefs, like sticklers of the war, First sought to inflame the parties, then to poise.” — Dryden.
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One who pertinaciously contends for some trifling things, as a point of etiquette; an unreasonable, obstinate contender; as, a stickler for ceremony.“The Tory or High-church were the greatest sticklers against the exorbitant proceedings of King James II.” — Swift.