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stickler

English

Etymology

From Middle English stighteler, stytelere, equivalent to stickle +? -er. The judges at Cornish wrestling matches do indeed carry sticks which serve for signalling and as a badge of their office. This practice has evolved from holding swords and then swordsticks.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /?st?k.l?/

Noun

stickler (plural sticklers)

  1. (now only Cornwall) A referee or adjudicator at a fight, wrestling match, duel, etc. who ensures fair play. [from 16th c.]
    • 1658, John Dryden, Stanza to Oliver Cromwell
  2. Someone who insistently advocates for something. [from 17th c.]
    Synonyms: dogmatist, formalist, pedant, traditionalist
    • 1713, Jonathan Swift, A Preface to Bishop Burnet's Introduction

Related terms

  • stickle

Translations

Anagrams

  • strickle, ticklers, trickles

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strickler

English

Noun

strickler (plural stricklers)

  1. Alternative form of strickle

Anagrams

  • tricklers

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