stickler

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As the dean of the Senate, an honorary title bestowed on the Senate's longest continuously serving member, Denton is known as a stickler for the rules and observing decorum.

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  1. noun One who insists on something unyieldingly: a stickler for neatness.
  2. noun Something puzzling or difficult.

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  • Being a stickler, Paul says that the probability of sunrise is very close to 1. —  F ;SF; - vol 102 issue 05 - May 2002
  • Lady Eleanor Varley was a high stickler, known for her strong opinions and forthright manner. —  Balogh, Mary - The Notorious Rake
  • He's earned a reputation as a stickler for rules, including cumbersome purchasing regulations that other oil officials blame for slowing down Iraqi oil development. —  Assyrian International News Agency
  • The stickler, is if and when these assets get resold —  US Market Commentary from Seeking Alpha
  • Harvard Law graduate who was known as a stickler for detail while a lawyer in private practice.
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  1. An altered form of stiteler,*stightler, after stickle for stightle: see stickle, stightle.
 

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