Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun One who is habitually neat and orderly.
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- noun A
stickler forneatness orcleanliness .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Frank Hauser calls him a "neatnik," and says you could eat off the floor of his cars, they were so clean.
Chicago Reader 2010
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Mr. Andreessen values his privacy and is a neatnik.
A Venture-Capital Newbie Shakes Up Silicon Valley Pui-Wing Tam 2011
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They like food crumbs, so my neatnik spouse wields the Dustbuster and vacuums even more than he normally does.
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Without alcohol or illicit drugs altering his consciousness, Brian become a neatnik and a health enthusiast.
Unfit III 2010
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I thought he was just a neatnik or his training in the Navy made him super-organized.
Chicken Soup for the Soul: All in the Family Jack Canfield 2009
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Mr. Blumenthal, a self-taught innovator and well-known neatnik, had been sending all his dishes out for independent testing before any sign of trouble.
Return to the Fat Duck Raymond Sokolov 2009
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I thought he was just a neatnik or his training in the Navy made him super-organized.
Chicken Soup for the Soul: All in the Family Jack Canfield 2009
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I thought he was just a neatnik or his training in the Navy made him super-organized.
Chicken Soup for the Soul: All in the Family Jack Canfield 2009
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I thought he was just a neatnik or his training in the Navy made him super-organized.
Chicken Soup for the Soul: All in the Family Jack Canfield 2009
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The fact that she -- the compulsive kitchen neatnik -- didn't consider this problematic told me she was in dire straits.
tammanycall commented on the word neatnik
A neat and tidy person.
April 7, 2009