as in martinet
a person who believes that something is very important and should be done or followed all the time
Her father was a stickler about arriving on time.
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Recent Examples of stickler
Between the lines: When the job market was hot, employers were afraid of losing talent by being sticklers on seemingly minor rules, Erin Grau, cofounder of Charter, a future of work media firm, tells Axios.
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Emily Peck, Axios, 1 Nov. 2024
Just to show that the designers were sticklers for detail, the official British registration plate reads AU 1 – the same as the Phantom in the movie.
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 30 Oct. 2024
Not to be a stickler about this sort of thing, but the article came out last night.
—Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 15 Aug. 2024
Gouverneur’s company is a stickler for period correctness.
—Brett Berk, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Oct. 2024
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Emily Peck, Axios, 1 Nov. 2024
Just to show that the designers were sticklers for detail, the official British registration plate reads AU 1 – the same as the Phantom in the movie.
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 30 Oct. 2024
Not to be a stickler about this sort of thing, but the article came out last night.
—Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 15 Aug. 2024
Gouverneur’s company is a stickler for period correctness.
—Brett Berk, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stickler
Noun
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But Muir’s co-moderator, Linsey Davis, was a different case: Davis wore a mannish, gray suit jacket and struck a pose of martinet — almost schoolmarmish — solemnity.—
Armond White,
National Review,
20 Sep. 2024
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There’s Cece’s father, long vanished; Ronnie, a predator; Marcel, a martinet; Joel, a manipulator; and a random catcaller in the street, whom Cece sends scurrying away by turning her acting skills to practical use.—
Richard Brody,
The New Yorker,
12 June 2024
Noun
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Both were industrious strivers at work and strict disciplinarians at home.—
Danielle Amir Jackson,
The Atlantic,
27 Feb. 2025
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After three years with John Fox, Pace didn’t need to fully reset the culture inside Halas Hall and bring in an experienced disciplinarian because Fox had helped clean up the mess left behind by the Phil Emery/Marc Trestman administration.—
Adam Jahns,
The Athletic,
5 Jan. 2025
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Go From Managing Tasks To Developing People One of the most significant mindset shifts great leaders make is moving from manager as taskmaster to manager as developer.—
Paola Cecchi-Dimeglio,
Forbes,
4 Mar. 2025
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On March 2, Mercury will join your taskmaster ruler, Saturn, bringing a more serious tone to your communication style.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
3 Mar. 2025
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Republican purists wanted a simple, technical training school that kept the costs low and, more importantly, kept the officer corps from evolving into an aristocracy.—
Ryan Shaw / Made by History,
TIME,
24 Feb. 2025
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Literary purists bemoan the transformation of authors into content creators, arguing that time spent crafting clever tweets is time stolen from crafting sentences.—
JD Barker,
Rolling Stone,
23 Jan. 2025
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“Stickler.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stickler. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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